Ku Kuan Taichung

... I was dressed as a flamenco dancer. It was fun to relive my days in Spain with my costume. Many of the kids didn't know what I was, they just thought it was pretty haha<br><br>After the carnival we went home rested and changed and got ready to head up to Taipei. We had tickets to go to an orchestra that was playing Halloween music. They have picked pieces from different Halloween movies. All of the musicians were dressed up in costume and there was a little skit that went ...

... 4 3rd graders and 4 4th graders. These will probably be my hardest classes because I hate grading writing. It just takes so long! haha It is nice getting to work with various ages though. It will be good experience. <br><br>My other new thing that I started this week was kindergarten remedial. I have 4 students that I pretty much tutor. We work on their speaking and letter sounds. They are a fun group and I will be able to do some fun activities with them to get them ...

... something from another teachers room next door and I came back in my classroom to find the student pouring his pop into his water bottle so that he could be sneaky and drink it without me knowing. Well I caught him red handed and was pretty mad. To make matters worse before I went home for the day I went back into my classroom to find a nice surprise, ANTS! They were all over the student's desk who had the pop, clearly he had spilled while pouring! It didn't take long for the ants ...

I can't believe how fast time time seems to go by here! Last week was over before I even knew it. This weekend was pretty quite. A group of teachers went to see Public Enemies. It was ok, a little bit slow moving but it was still fun to go see a movie. On Saturday I went to a day market with my roommate. She was looking for some new Taiwanese clothes to bring with her when she goes home for the month. I didn't buy anything but it is fun to look at all the ...

... and after a windy ride up into the hills and speeding past half-eroded asphalt we heard the call for GuGuan, gathered our belongings and exited the bus. Tania and I turned to each other, each giving and receiving a look of "what do we do now"? We found ourselves in the middle of a small and quaint village, reminiscent of a half-deserted rocky mountain town in Colorado. We asked a few nice looking folk where the &#8220;GuGuan hot springs&#8221; are, and they all ...

... I am convinced they were not being nosey. I think they just wanted to hear if other parents had the same concerns and wanted to save time so Sandy would not have to translate the same answer numerous times. Parent questions were just like those in the United States. Here is a list of the questions that I answered: "How is my child behaving in your class?" "How can we improve their test scores?" "Is my ...

... into the program and that it was a tremendous success. It felt really nice to be appreciated, especially from someone of such high importance at the school! The school even wrote about it on their Chinese blog. Just click right here to read it. It was translated by a Google or Yahoo program, so obviously the translation is going to be less than stellar. However, it does have photographs and is a rather interesting read.

... to be returning to his home in Canada in the coming weeks to visit some family and friends. However, when he returns to the Far East, he will not be continuing his career as a teacher at Cornel. Rather, he will be living in a monastery in Thailand where he will be studying to become a Buddhist monk. It has definitely been a first to have a roommate who devotes time each day to meditation. Eric (my other summer roommate), Cullum, myself ...

... basis (no first class or luxury boxes). Arrive early if you want to see a popular movie, or you could be in the front row. 6) The previews and the film itself are in English. However, there are Chinese subtitles that are shown throughout the film. The subtitles are rather accurate, as those in attendance laughed at the jokes at the same time we were. You do not notice the subtitles as much as you would ...

... absolutely loved it and were squealing with delight as they all lined up for a turn, while the chaperones were about to vomit. What made the experience even more revolting was that the kids came out of the barn soaked in goat milk from head to toe. We then went back into his restaurant where he (and I am completely serious) gave us all goat milk popsicles and sent us on our way. It was the most...ummm...unique field trip I have ever been on.