Shell in China
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Welcome to China!
Good morning from Chengdu, China! It is 6 AM Sunday morninghere, which means for the southern Idaho folk, it is 5 PM on Sunday night.
We have been in China for a little over a day now, but we're still as lost as ever! We've spent a lot of time in class and eating. Eating is a major part of life here and we have had three very large meals already. The food is spicy and everything is cooked in sauce-- two of my favorite things! (NOT!!) I have been able to pick through it and find enough to eat. I think the key is to put stuff on your plate, move it around a bit and wait out the rice! White rice comes at the end of the meal, so I just make it look like I am eating more than what I really am! I don't know how long this strategy will work, but for now it is the game plan.
We have our first language class today. It is going to be tough, but it will be nice to finally get going on that aspect of our training. So far a lot of what we have done is talk about what we will be doing, which after awhile can get frustrating. Let's do something! :)
I'm off to breakfast now. Keep in touch! (Oh- for MMS students- please keep emailing. I will probably send responses back bulk, so I will respond to several of your letters at a time. I do want to hear from all of you, but it takes forever to respond individually to your emails, and since I am telling most of you the same things, I'll just send a group one. Thanks for the emails so far!)
3 Comments:
Sounds like fun eating...Keegan would eat it for you! He likes...well....anything that is food! I miss you1
Kelsey
I have my own blog too! You should read it!
Blog of a Peace Corps China volunteer serving as a TEFL teacher in Cheng Xian, Gansu, China.
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- Name: Michelle Ross
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In America, I teach 8th grade English and reading and really enjoy spending time with middle school students. Some people think I am crazy for it, but Marsing has a great group of kids and I love being a part of their lives as they grow up! Right now I live in China and teach English and teaching methods to students who want to be teachers. I am here through Peace Corps, which I think is a fabulous experience and something that more people should look into doing! The application process can be a bit of a pain, but it is well worth the time and effort. Check out Peace Corps and give something back to the world that has given you so much!! Teaching runs in the family, as just about everyone is involved in education in one way or another. My dad is retired, but he was a teacher, counselor and principal for 30+ years, my mom is an elementary counselor, my sister and husband are both teachers and my brother will finish his teaching degree this next spring! "Those who can, do; those who can do magic, teach!"
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