Jin Pin Hotel Taichung

... had called me abuelo. They are so weird! haha Oh kids! <br><br>On Friday night to prepare for Halloween we had a movie night at one of the teacher's apartments. We watched Friday the 13th. I had never seen it before and it actually made me jump a couple times and I normally don't get scared during scary movies. It was a fun night and it helped make if feel a little more like Halloween. Because of the lack in the changing of the seasons here it doesn't feel like it should ...

... e" had a character "Eddy Elephant". During the week we did different things with the letter "e". We colored, used play-do, glued paper, string and streamers in the shape of an "e". At one point they had to make a "e" using play-do and then glue down paper on their sheet. While I was trying to manage 13 students I had a student who had her glue bottle explode all over, others yelling "Teacher Ashley, LOOK!, and another student who decided he wanted to glue his play-do down ...

... parents. Depending on the interest of parents and students will tell what I will teach. Some of my other duties will include helping out with Rainbow Time (the school magazine published monthly with stories and a CD). I won't find out my my extra classes until later this week because those classes are scheduled to begin the following week. I will keep you updated on these changes. <br><br>For fun last week some of the staff went to an arcade one night. It was a nice arcade that was ...

... that I have recorded for so that you will all get a chance to listen to them. For each story you record you get paid a little money which will be nice spending money. You can also earn extra money for writing different stories for the magazine. I think I will just stick to recording for now....I am not much of a writer! <br><br>This week we have also been getting ready to say good bye to 4 teachers. We had a farewell dinner on Wednesday with ...

... the train station and a blurred mental image to go from, this I reached back in my mind for that morning thinking back to when our landlord, Joanne, had driven by weeks earlier showing us possible bus pick-up points for day trips. We rolled ourselves out of bed that Thursday morning, showered and managed to make it the correct bus stop just across the street from our apartment building and waited. Quickly a cab pulled up to ask us where we were going, we ...

... she was double-booked and was scheduled to work with the kindergarten program that was held in a different building. So, I was paired with Sandy, who is not a Chinese "teacher" so much as she works in the administration offices and is fluent in both Chinese and English. What makes Sandy's abilities more impressive is that she is about four years younger than me and is a recent high school graduate. The ...

... to be a legendary performance that would be discussed for years to come. I was very nervous that morning, however, it definitely helped that Cornel sends two emcees with their story tellers (Jonathan, one of our teachers as well as Linda the secretary, who serves as a Chinese emcee). The program goes as follows: Linda says a few lines about Cornel Language School and introduces the storyteller to the group (she ...

... well... it makes for a pretty difficult challenge. I can tell that Johnny is a leader in the group. Anytime there was an awkward silence or he could tell that I was beginning to panic due to the lack of participation, he would raise his hand and put forth an effort to initiating conversation. I had a chance to talk with him after class, and to my surprise, he speaks nearly perfect English. I told him that, in the United States, he ...

... right after the movie and drove home. It is a must-see. It's dark, creepy, action-packed, (somewhat) funny, and a great plot with great acting. Seeing a movie in Taiwan is very similar to seeing it in the states. However, there are some differences too. Let's compare and contrast... 1) There are just as many previews in Taiwan as there are in the states. 2) Movies come out the same day here as ...

... trail that led high into the mountains, stopping occasionally for him to pick some fruit. He would also walk around and spray all of us with vinegar as a means of keeping the mosquitoes away. There were also some points on our walk where he would just spontaneously run into the woods, completely disappear for about twenty seconds, and come back holding two or three small geckos by the tail in which he would let the kids play with. He even ...