30 Dec 2006

Today was good after a bad start.

This week has had some good and other bad classes.

26 Dec 2006

Well I had a holiday with the family.
Every thing went great until the time to get to the trian station as there were no taxi running in the twon. So on to the bus with all of mom's bags. we got mom off on the train and then my train was late.
The rest of the way home was uneventful. In Xian after rentering the VIP waiting room both say go to the other, so I sat on the gournd in the hall on floor one. A stantion person came by to get everyone setting to move and got me into the VIP room.

22 Dec 2006

Well I did all of my classes this morning so I could get the train at 3:00 to Xian. I am going to see my parents for Christmas.

21 Dec 2006

Well in China having internet problems is like a cold. If you don't have one that you know someone that does. Ulla came over today to use my internet for hers is having problem and she can not get at her email.

Today the Christmas program was canceled and I will miss it tomorrow. I talked to Frank about getting my ticket to go the rest of the way. I learned that the students that are watching the lesson may be there until the end of the semester.

20 Dec 2006

Well today was the day. The students in grade one did not like today's activity. The grade three students picked up the ball and ran with it today. Me and Ulla then talk over what we where doing for the Christmas Program tomorrow. I went shopping and lesson plans. I got eight music CD's and like the one I am listening to.

19 Dec 2006

Well some days thing go right for you. I found out that I got in Hollins and the viola that I had order for me came in. She sounds lovely. Get into Hollins is a large relief for I am no longer looking for what college to go to, but am only looking at scholarship, and the paper I need to turn into Hollins.
The classes after lunch were great for I was in a great mode that nothing could interfere with. All classes today were watched.

18 Dec 2006

Well Teaching whint like always and both of the grade two classes where watch by student from a teaching school/collage.

This past weekend I lazed about and an trying to find fun it everything that I do. The dinner on friday had on of the teacher from the collage at it and no Nick so only four of us.

12 Dec 2006

Well today I had my first student sick in class.

The lessons this morning went well. The grade two students are learn clothing. I had got over it briefly with them before and they have forgotten it, so this time it will be in depth.

In the first grade one class the head teacher sent a student to get so of her students to carry the new school jacket to her class room, well that had the class a little crazy. Then the little boy throw up in class. I got him to go to the bathroom and some of the other went to do some thing about cleaning it up.

It the second class the student where full of energy and hard to get quite.

I then went shopping and worked on lesson plans for my lessons tomorrow that will all be watched by parents.

11 Dec 2006

Well nothing big happened this weekend.

The week has had a great start with me planning leesons that are simply over the students heads. But that gives me a point to work from.

So I plan lessons and paint oil painting is a wonderful way to relax and have for. But as I am only working on one canves right now I don't paint that all in a day. I watch the clock and time does not pass so I try to work on lessons more but will get more done for them later, but before the lesson. I look at what I teach and how it is to help the students for their test.

8 Dec 2006

Well the grade one students love to be handed things to do, but do together with the desk prater is very hard for them. The grade three students are done with the like and dislike unit.
WE went to dinner tonight and my ascendant Shirly came with us. After dinner Shirly, Ulla and me looked for a sweater that is in my size, looks like I waited too long and will not be getting one. On the last part of the walk home Ulla and I meet up with ten of the students. They jumped around us and talked at the yelling volume to us.

7 Dec 2006

The classes this morning went well and this afternoon I had a Chinese lesson I stsrted with learning about Bie Jing and End with the Goldern Fish.

6 Dec 2006

Well there is nothing like four power outs in five minutes.

School when well today. I tryed to use like with the first grade bat it use to hard so I am looking for things to do with them, that A. give them knowledel, B. help them to learn the English lanuges and its sounds.
In grade 3 class 1 they already knew that you did not like and dislike the same thing.

After school I went shopping and had a great time. The power outs where when I got back from shopping at about 19:20.

5 Dec 2006

Well today started out normal and in the this period of school I got 8 text messages about the viola and I walked down to see the shop as I could not open the messages. When I got to the shop the assistant call to the boss and he came. We talk by writing down what he was asking and me writing down my answer. The talk end with me asking about a small harp, then he had to got to get the train to XiAn. Then I got fries and did same shopping for Jam as I was running out. I walked back to the flat and worked on lesson plans and the cross stitch that I had bought.

4 Dec 2006

Well you learn how much the English teachers understand when the comite on your class and what you could have your students doing. Lucy ask me if I want her to tell the students to write "I like ____" for all ten colors that the class had listed. This only showed me that she does not understand like. The lesson today did not go to well but that is becuase I need to spend some on the writing of Engish that way the students understand what it is that I want on the papers. After work I went to the bank and then down to the music stores one of them call out and will have a viola in about two weeks. I then shopped that in included the cross stitch store and went to KFC.

3 Dec 2006

Well this weekend started out as normal with dinner out on Friday with Ulla Nick and LaVelle. We all set to meet on 2 Dec with them and Justine to go to the locale park. Well it is now in starting to turn in to fall colors on the stairs are a lot only after the park in Siskiyou County. Also I need to note that I was shock for the park you very empty. The main path in the Chinese park that I have been in are paved. There were how ever some path the where only dirt but I feel that they where made by people trying to get off the beaten path. After that we went out to eat at the only place in town that we know of that has western food. We then walked to the new square and watch and dance a bit. A student in college talked to me a bit but a run when people started to circle me and got Ulla to talk with them. Then to the supermarket as Justine wanted to see it and had not seen it. We parted ways when leaving the market and Ulla stop with me at KFC as I was hunger. Today I lazzed around.