Friday, October 31, 2008
Reading Chinese characters is tough
I finally figured out how to log into my blog so I can now post since my TA in the classroom helped me read the Chinese characters. So more updates to come as everyone is working for a weekend and that is what I have since school let out several hours ago.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
T-minus...when is my flight leaving again?
I am about to set off on another adventure one of which I have zero experience (schema). China is home to about 1.3 billion people, so I hope to make at least a few new friends during my eight week student teaching experience in Qingdao, China which is southeast of Beiging and directly west of North and South Korea. I hope to challenge Phelps and Bolt in both the swimming and sprinting events and set a plethora of new world records that will put my name in the history books.
I will have the unique opportunity to teach fourteen fourth grade International Students at Qingdao International Schools of China working with a well-established teacher from the States. My flight leaves today in the evening despite my family thinking it left at 4:00 a.m. which I am so thankful for that that is not the case. So if you get a chance and can spare a brief minute and/or some words (I do not want you to go over your word count for the day) then a simple word to father would be most appreciated.
I plan on learning a lot with the teachable heart that I have developed up to this point. I am anxiously excited for the big question mark that I am about to experience and learn more about. This has been about a year and a half long process of applying for the overseas student teaching program and then being accepted by the hired agency which is responsible for securing your overseas school placement. Then after a crazy and fun filled weekend at Huntington University where we learned about "How to Survive Overseas," and much much more I am finally going since my passport and visa came through over the summer and just this past Friday.
I hope to be able to update this at least once a week and would love to hear how each of you is doing and what you are up to.
I will have the unique opportunity to teach fourteen fourth grade International Students at Qingdao International Schools of China working with a well-established teacher from the States. My flight leaves today in the evening despite my family thinking it left at 4:00 a.m. which I am so thankful for that that is not the case. So if you get a chance and can spare a brief minute and/or some words (I do not want you to go over your word count for the day) then a simple word to father would be most appreciated.
I plan on learning a lot with the teachable heart that I have developed up to this point. I am anxiously excited for the big question mark that I am about to experience and learn more about. This has been about a year and a half long process of applying for the overseas student teaching program and then being accepted by the hired agency which is responsible for securing your overseas school placement. Then after a crazy and fun filled weekend at Huntington University where we learned about "How to Survive Overseas," and much much more I am finally going since my passport and visa came through over the summer and just this past Friday.
I hope to be able to update this at least once a week and would love to hear how each of you is doing and what you are up to.
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