Dec. 4, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China I know that might be a huge surprise, considering how inactive I’ve been on here lately. I’ve actually hit a new record, 3 days in one blog. I’m hoping not to get to this again any time soon. So here’s the deal with why I’ve been MIA, I’ve barely had time to breathe! I mentioned last time I
A Planning Sorta-Rant
Dec. 1, 2016 10:30 pm Beijing, China Want to know the hardest thing about my job? It’s the planning. Going into class and hanging out with the students isn’t hard at all. Granted, there are a few classes that are worse than others, but overall I love teaching my students. I’m still struggling with a few things, like timing and behavior management, but I’m working
Christmas, Turkeys, and Teachers! Oh My!
Nov. 28, 2016 11:00 pm Beijing, China So once again you get a two-fer. Sorry about that, but last night I was pretty busy. See, yesterday was a bit crazy. My day started early when I woke up to take family Christmas photos. Yes, you read that right. I did say “family” photos. Those of you who receive our Christmas card every year will know
What A Day
Nov. 19, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China Do you know what the best thing to hear after a really long day of work? A “good job” from your boss. I promise this blog is not going to be me saying, “Oh, look, I’m such a great teacher. Every thing is perfect and this is all a breeze.” It is anything but. Yet, it was still
The Teacher’s Office
Nov. 18, 2016 10:30 pm Beijing, China So what does a teacher at EF do when they don’t have any classes for the day? Here’s what we do. We sit on our phones and play Tetris. We are free to leave work at whatever time we like to do whatever it is we want. But, most importantly, we organize marshmallow gun wars with the students