Fu Wang Hotel Taichung

... probably be diagnosed with ADHD, and they are 3rd graders who are in school at 7AM until I see them at 5PM. But they give me very little respect. I have tried negative consequences, positive (both whole class and individual) and nothing seems to motivate them. I am running out of ideas with them The teachers that had these students last year didn't have much advice to offer either because they didn't really find anything that worked! It is also frustrating because if I want to send any ...

... big here, they call it KTV. They have special places where you can rent out rooms just to KTV all night. Well Bih-Hua had her own KTV set up in her basement so we sat around and sang some songs before calling it a night. <br><br>Today about 10 staff members ran our 5K race. It was an early morning. We had to be there at 6:00AM to get ready to start. It was a very big race in Taichung. There was the 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon and a full Marathon. There were so many people. Well ...

... person (about $6). We decided this was be a good option. So we hoped in Andres' cab and we were off! We learned all bout Andres along the way, he was a great guy! He used to be a navagator, then owned a hotel, and had just begun driving a cab 18 days ago! Along the way he had to stop and ask for directions twice, but he got us right where we wanted to be an hour later! Before he left he asked around making sure we had a way to get back. He also gave us his ...

... some different activities. Those are the pictures that you see in the blog. <br><br>Friday night marked the return of one of my roommates, Katie! Dawndra, another roommate of mine, and I came up with a "special" welcome home gift for her! Dawdra took care of her room. She decorated the walls with Chinese magazine pages, wrapped her bed with plastic wrap and hid all her clothes except for one dress! I was in charge of her scooter. I had been driving it all month and she has a ...

... its grounds because of the trees, silence, and overall campus feel compared with the scampering of the streets with partial sidewalks and rushed traffic experience. As we approached we noticed that it wasn't just us who knew of today&#8217;s eclipse as it seemed moments earlier, due to the normal traffic pattern of the streets and parks. We had a great time enjoying the eclipse, watching all the Taiwanese locals point toward ...

We took off Friday afternoon, first leaving to Taichung where we lost Talitha on the train. She managed to get onto a train leaving 2 minutes before ours but only ended up about 20mins behind us. We then took a cab to Sun Moon Lake. It started out nice with a little English info video but the rest of the ride was consumed by Chinese Karaoke. We arrived at our hotel, dropped off our luggage and then headed out to explore. We started one way from the hotel and promptly ...

... discuss community officer. You should come." Now, I know that I am probably not the right person to be hiring as a community patrolman. I do not know Chinese and could not report a crime to the police even if I tried. However, I am very curious about this town meeting. Maybe this November, a 6'4'' American of Scandinavian decent could make some changes in his community by running for town chairman. I can see it now... Anderson 08. Keeping the Streets Safe.

In addition to teaching second grade during the summer time, I have been spending my Wednesday evenings working as a tutor to ninth grade Taiwanese students. This is part of the "graduate" program that Cornel offers to its students who are seeking to improve or practice their English skills during the high school years, but do not have the time or money to attend a regular English school. The Graduate Program that I am teaching ...

... the class a pleasure. Arthur is extremely intelligent and is always eager to learn. He always has his work done in class and is constantly seeking more work to do while the others finish. I had to make an entire packet of puzzles and word games for him to do when he finishes ahead of everyone else so that he stays occupied, but at the same time, learning. It is such a great feeling to have students who are actually eager to learn and beg for more work to ...

... still lingering in Taiwan today. In fact, a shopping mall across the street from my apartment is closed due to the fact that it just never re-opened after the earthquake. The museum was rather in-depth for our students. There was a lot of exhibits about the science of earthquakes, how the Richter Scale works, and important safety precautions to take if you are in an earthquake. What made the museum's location unique was that it was built ...