I can't seem to get away from doctors

In order to teach at the school we have to go to this foreign clinic to get physicals. Chinese physicals are much different than American physicals. We had to fill out a bunch of forms and then there were six rooms that you had to wait in line to get into. We had to get our blood drawn, our blood pressure taken, our weight, nose, and throat checked out. They hooked suction cups to us to test our heart rates. We had to get a chest x-ray while holding a lead loin clothe. We had to hold onto this cover over our backs that looks like a loin clothe it was really funny.

My favorite part was the eye test, the chart was all E's that were turned side ways and upside down and right side up. Although, I did not pick up on this pattern and I said M and W for the first two then when we got down to the part where I could barely read and I used letters like C and V which were not even an option on chart (although I did not realize it at the time). The lady did not even make me finish the test because she was very confused at what I was saying b/c she did not know English and I found out I was suppose to give her hand signals about which way the letter goes. In all her confusion she still let me pass, so I am officially allowed to teach at my school.

Classes start on Monday, I am teaching Speech class to high schoolers and I am teaching Oral English to middle schoolers. I think that teaching is going to be a lot of fun, I am ready for the students to arrive! We live on the school's campus and it is so quiet right now, the only people here are the high school band members.

Also, tomorrow my roommate and I have to get up and speak in front of the Chinese teachers and tell them about ourselves and what we think about teaching and how we plan to handle our classes. As much as I hate public speaking I volunteered for this because I thought it would be good practice to talk in front of people.