Smartcue 52 Taichung

... craze going on to a song called "Sorry Sorry" by Super Junior and a couple of us girls were on stage doing the "Sorry Sorry" dance! You can click on this link and you can watch the music video for the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDY1ng0S Xsk It is funny because all my students know the dance, even the little 3 yr. olds from school know it! Friday was a pretty late night so my Saturday turned into recovering from Friday night. <br ...

After spending that past couple weekends traveling and being very busy. I took this weekend to relax and it was wonderful! <br><br>After a busy Friday at school I went out to dinner with some of the foreign teachers to celebrate a teacher's birthday. Though I was really tired and didn't really want to go, I was glad I went. We shared some good laughs and it was a good way to end a busy/stressful week. After a great dinner I was happy to get home ...

... is the equivalent to a dollar store in the states but everything is only $0.30! I love getting things for my classroom here. The kids love stickers and they usually have a pretty good supply at the store. Prizes for my prize bin are great too! <br><br>This past weekend we had a combined birthday party for all of the August birthdays. Two other teachers and myself have August birthdays so we figured instead of having 3 different celebrations we should just ...

... the light to turn green. They will begin going when the light going the other direction turns yellow. I have gotten into the habit and that could turn into a problem when I get back to the states!<br><br>2. On scooters most adults wear helmets but it is so storage because you will see adults on scooters with kids and the adults will have helmets but the kids won't! I think that is so strange! Don't you think you would want to protect the kids?? Also kids ...

... class or I had to remove the rest of the students. It was exhausting dealing with him so Monday and Tuesday night the roommates and I just laid around watching movies and drinking wine! On Wednesday the school decided that they were going to move this student to another class in hopes of helping him be more successful in the classroom. It was nice because it lightened my load but it was sad to see him go also. I am now down to 5 students for the rest of July! <br><br>On ...

A new DVD hit the shelves of Taiwan this week, and a group of teachers held a party to celebrate its release. The invitations reached the desks of some teachers, while others were left in the cold. It clearly was to be a party for an exclusive membership of our staff. Yes, the Sex and the City Movie made it's way to Taiwan this week. Needless to say, I was not heart-broken to not receive an invitation to the movie's release party. So, the men of the staff ...

... explained that, in Taiwan, when someone gets married they essentially have two wedding receptions: an "engagement shower" and a wedding reception. She said that friends and family, no matter their gender, are more than welcome to attend and share in the joyous occasion. She also explained that there would be a thirteen-course meal served during the event. "Are you coming?" she asked me. "Thirteen course meal? You betcha I'm coming!" I exclaimed. And so it was ...

... all of the walls. There are very dim lights inside of them, and huge fans to keep the place relatively humid at all hours of the day. We also stopped for dessert on our way home in a small mountain village that is well known for a rather odd desert dish. We walked into what was a packed restaurant that had people lined up outside of the doors. The whole atmosphere reminded me of Kopps Frozen Custard in Milwaukee, as people came from ...

... all public buildings and has told everyone to stay at home and avoid going outside. Therefore, we were experiencing a "typhoon day." School would be cancelled until Monday. The rain continued to pelt our apartment until about 2 or 3 in the afternoon. When all was said and done, our city received about 30-40 inches of rain. Some streets were flooded and power was out in some areas, but ...

... a quick game of Frisbee when we arrived at the playing field and immediately began scoping out the students for potential winners that could hand me the prize as grand champion chaperone of the afternoon. The Frisbee game yielded some strong potential performers. However, I found a young man who looked agile enough, tall enough, and had the eye of the tiger when it came to catching the Frisbee away from his counterparts. Naturally, I approached him with the offer ...