And another package, w00t
This one brought yet more of my joy & bane, being MacLean's magazine--I think it is pretty good/Canadian & enjoy reading it no matter where I am. But likewise it always demands to be read more, until finished. And then it's late, causing me to lose sleep.
Today, we tried to finalize our new schedules. This unfortunately happened during my planned first class of Chinese conversation. So I only got to talk to the lady a bit, but we went through this really cute children's book about a bear getting up, getting dressed (I learned clothing words, some adjectives, & a verb or two + a grammatical construct or three), having breakfast then going out to play in the snow. I love children's books, because they have bopomofo. Mmm... so much knowledge at my fingertips. I got railroaded into some really random class where we have to hang out at various offices in the school & talk to people. But now is as good a time as any to analyze the office procedures of a Taiwan school.
Also, apparently the people that seem to be student teachers-turned-office aids are better called "interns." I'm not sure exactly what this entails but it's more in line with what they do (i.e. a little teaching, none of which I have ever seen, and lots of office work). Just randomly.
Also, there was swimming today, which was good. Except DAMN, it makes me tired. The random guy-who-wasn't-our-teacher (possibly a real student teacher) was like "you should take a break." I haven't figured out what Chinese expression translates to 'take a break,' but I'm sure there's an exact one they all mean which I should track down soon. Choir practise Friday is not happening, so I'm going to a drama competition that the 2nd-years are doing. I think I just got delegated to MC it in English, as it's an English drama comp. w00t, no Chinese class with the woman.
That's about it. I read through the blogs today, and found not as much new content as I would have liked, but I guess it's insane to expect new posts from everyone every day. Maybe I have to read more blogs. Or not. :p [10 minutes]
4 Comments:
you are posting so much and it is really, really awesome. I have been quite the slacker in that area...I am very much daunted by the amount of things I have to write :S
but Amay, you have been away, you're allowed. However, now you are back, and there is NO excuse!!!
And Kev, I dunno what bopomofo is...still! I feel shame!!! Please don't smite me with your mighty mighty wrath!
Kevin--is bopomofo like reading phonetically? I'll send you a Dick and Jane card that you can show folks there what kind of characters were in books when your mum was in grade one. The cards brought back such memories I had to buy them to send to other old timers. Hugs, Mum
What are your plans for your birthday?? Can we arrange a time for a phone call--find out how we can do this. It is really cheap for us to phone you--but you must pick a time that you will be available. M.
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