So the weekend, complete waste of 2 free days. On the saturday, Scott and I had planned to go to the college that Mao attended, however this was arranged when we were drunk, and when 9 o'clock in the morning seems like a good idea. Somehow I was up and ready for 9, with no hangover and feeling like I hadn't drank at all the previous night - how odd. Scott on the other hand hadn't surfaced from his bedroom, and at 12 when i went back over to the boys apartment, he...

2nd week down!!! was teaching body parts to my grade 2 classes, worked a treat, they loved being able to put the words to the pictures on the board, all for a sticker, and they loved it even more being allowed to draw a MONSTER. My throat is actually killing me due to shouting that word so much. For my grade one class: animals, where imitating a monkey is rather enjoyable. Also used this lesson plan in my kindergarten class, actually worked. The idea of being all...

Rested the whole of Saturday, only went out for dinner and then to market for a beer with the boys. At the market we organised for them to cook us snake for the next night, meant to be mega spicy. Sunday, Matt, Scott and I planned to go to the Changsha musuem, set of about 11.30 and got bus to Waulking Street, where we had lunch in a small eatery thing on the side of the road. In typical Chinese style, we arrived at the musuem at 14.30, not exactly late however...

so my first week is now done, thank god. 10 grade 2 lessons, 4 grade 4 classes, 1 grade 6 and 1, and 2 kindergarten lessons. so tired now lol. Classes at the other 2 schools were very different from the boarding school. At the east campus the children come from farming backgrounds whilst the kids who go to the Shazitang campus have been learning english for many years - so more advanced. Thursday was "teachers day" in china, where they celebrate the h...

5 more lessons down :D today went much better than yesterday, lot more confidence and class were much better behaved. Scrapped trying to play "heads down thumbs up" cause they cheat way to much, and "huggy bear" was a good alternative. Even with the limited space in the classroom, it worked well and the kids were really into it. After dinner 5 of us (not soren) went to the meat martket :( thought it was gonna be really nice, i thought wrong. ...