Well it was officially my first full week employed at SmartKids kindergarten here in Beijing. I think I am getting used to the school. It is definitely different than in the States. I only teach twice a day and the rest of the time is play time. I am seeing this as a blessing from God. The work is super easy. I'm not stressed out and I get to enjoy spending time with these cuties! My recruiter said my school was pleased with my performance at the school I just need to make my teaching more entertaining. I agree! I want to be more entertaining and fun but it's really hard to come up with something fun when you don't know what you are going to be teaching that day! So that is something I need to work on. Basically I need to go in each day with different games that will go with different types of lessons (reading, flashcards, review, etc).
I went grocery shopping this week! We went to Walmart first, but it's not the same here in China as in the States. So instead we went to the foreign grocery story, Jenny Lou's. I got some olive oil, peanut butter, and black pepper. You don't want to know how much I spent. Let's just say it was crazy! I spent about $9 on a small jar of peanut butter! But if you know me, peanut butter is a staple in my life! I need it to survive LOL. The olive oil and black pepper are for the broccoli I love making.
This week I made dinner 4 of the 5 days. And each day I made broccoli. I could probably live off this broccoli. Oh and we always have rice, LOL, while in China right?!?! Today I added peanuts to the dish and it was delicious :). So this might become a popular dish for me here in China. I am thinking about venturing into the meat department and buying some chicken to add. We will see. I am experimenting a lot here because I don't have an oven so I am perfecting my stovetop creations :).
We had to go buy more rice at the store this week. Oh my goodness! It's crazy here. There are so many different selections of rice. All ranging from $5-$50 for a 5kg bag of rice! It was so crazy! I don't know how you choose or even know the differences. I guess I will learn as I get used to the different world I am living in :)
Nothing major really happened this week. Just getting used to this new environment. Praying it continues to get better and better. I know God has a plan for me here and I can't wait to see what else he has in store for me!