Back in Beijing

I am back in Beijing, and I started teaching this week. I had an amazing break, I was able to do a lot of traveling and I had an amazing time at home in America. However, I am so glad to be back and teaching again, six weeks off is a bit too much. It really kills your motivation to do anything. I enjoyed coming back to my apartment and seeing all my friends and students again.

This semester will be a lot different because they gave me all new classes. Our school changed how many class periods we have so I no longer teach seniors, I only teach juniors. I was not sure how this semester would go at first b/c the juniors I taught last semester were a real challenge. But after having my classes this week, I am so excited about the semester, my kids are a blast and I am having fun with them already. The only thing that stinks is I only see them once a week, so I have to work extra hard on memorizing their names.

My story of the week is about my first class on Monday. I let the kids ask me questions on the first day, and they all want to know how old I am and if I have a boyfriend. But in my first class instead of asking if I had a boyfriend they asked if I have a lover. This question came from a seventh grader who looks like he is about 10 and it was just hilarious.