Shell in China
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Fa la la la la, la la la la
As I mentioned in an earlier post, one of my favorite things that I did this last term was go Christmas caroling with a group of 3rd-year students. Sarah, a VSO volunteer, orgainzed the students through her classes and I volunteered (a nice way of saying invited myself!) to go help that evening. It was Christmas Eve and I was desperately in need of some real Christmas spirit and the caroling turned out to be just what the doctor ordered.
We met at the school gate (the meeting point for nearly everything on campus it seems) and did a quick rehersal of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Twelve Days of Christmas" before headed towards the student dorms.
The sun was down, candles were lit and holiday cheer was in the air. We stood outside the girls' dorm and sang. It was great fun to see the girls come running to their windows and hang out them as we serenaded the dorm! Then it was off to the boys' dorm where there is a nice large plaza between the buildings. We were able to stand in a giant circle to sing there. We were greeted with LOTS of shouts and catcalls at the boys' dorm. (Keep in mind, the English department is mostly females, so it was a whole lot of cute Chinese students singing to the boys!) After that we headed to the two housing areas on campus. In the one I live at we didn't get a lot of open windows or attention, but when we went to the other housing on campus, many more people were around to listen.
After finishing "Twelve Days of Christmas" for the last time, we were thrilled to be serenaded ourselves! One of the rooms of girls was quick and t
hey got their candles out, turned out their lights and they sang a traditional Chinese song to us! It was fabulous! Although I do not have a musical bone in my body, Christmas caroling was the highlight of the season for me! I thought that since I enjoyed it so much, I would share a few pictures of that night. (Which is the real reason for a Christmas post in January!)
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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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