Classes
The first week of classes is over, and if the other weeks are like this one, it shouldn’t be too bad. I just make a Powerpoint presentation, then talk to my students and have them ask me questions. And the way that my classes are set up is actually really convenient for me, because I teach the same class 15 times, so I get plenty of chances to perfect my lesson. By Friday, my lesson is spot-on. It kind of sucks for the students on Monday, but I’ve been including extra activities and things in my lesson plans, so just in case the presentation I prepared doesn’t last for the whole 40 minutes, I have other things I can do with my students to pass the time.
My first lesson revolved around me introducing myself with a few games that I would play with the class, like a true/false game where I would put statements up on the board, and they would guess whether or not they were true. For example: I jumped out of a plane (true) and I was attacked by an alligator (false). The one that was the biggest hit was when I showed them that my elbow bent the wrong way. It’s an odd feeling getting applause for something that I was born with. I also got more than a few screams when I showed the class.
Apart from classes, the days have been about the same. We go to new restaurants every night, some better than others, but all very good. One highlight of this weekend was biking up Purple Mountain, which is a mountain right in the middle of Nanjing. It was hard work, and I thought I was going to die halfway up it, but it was worth the effort for both the view and the ride down.
I was attacked by an alligator (false)
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does someone not remember Wetlands?
nice to hear you’re having a good time.
*claps* Wow a elbow that bends the wrong way. That wasn’t sarcasm. It’s not very common so it’s definitely a good icebreaker. Who that sounds cool. You could make a flicker(or equivalent) account and post your pics on there. Then you could link it and not go through any hassle of figure out the problem with your blog.