I’m going home!
This last week in Hong Kong went by in a flash. Packing, mailing, and e-mailing things amounted to a whirlwind of things that kept me from being able to write a few more posts that I wanted to tack up here, but hopefully I can get to it later after I return [...]
On my last day in Shenzhen, I woke up early and sorted through my things. I cleared my desk of the things I had made ready for the single day and ran a final check through my suitcases. Even though I was leaving them here for a few days, I wanted all to [...]
After five grueling classes, I’m finished being a teacher in China.
Some nice things kids said to me today:
“I will not forget you.”
“You will become a doctor, but I think you should become a teacher.”
“Your shirt is ugly.”
By the end of the school day I was back in the English office scribbling away madly, filling out [...]
It is indeed my last week of teaching classes here. While still not officially confirmed, I’ve heard so from enough unofficial teachers and administrators that I’m going with it.
The reason for the early ending is that my students are all Junior 3s, and are all preparing for their high school entrance examinations. From what I [...]