Done! Finito! Complete! The summer school program at school has come to a close! Today was the last day! We had so much fun finishing our books and coloring different dinosaurs. The kids have learned so much this summer!
Our school had an assembly to show off everything they had learned. Let me just say it was chaos! LOL. But that seems to be the norm in Asia. In the States when we hear assembly, we think a small school thing where parents are invited but there isn't much preparation for it. However in Asia, they don't really know the word assembly. Here it's a program/performance. So the English teachers did short songs to show the parents what we were doing in class (assembly). The other teachers did performances. These performances would have been spectacular had there been more than 1 week to prepare. I guess it's just cultural differences. Hopefully next time we will have more time to prepare and it with be worthy of being called a program. (Trial and error; the joys of starting a new school)
So the kids have off for the next two week! But teachers still have to work. So I will be at school (8am-4pm) everyday getting ready for the upcoming year! I have to set up our library (Thanks again to everyone who donated books!) and getting our curriculum together for the English program! Lots to do. Oh and teacher orientation begins on the 11th! Yay! I am hoping for a couple of mornings off to go see some of the sights here!
I haven't had the opportunity to travel much but I am enjoying getting to know my way around! I walk to and from school every day (the school is literally 1km from my apartment). Sometime I can get a taxi but they usually don't like taking such short trip, but I tip them really well if they do :). Good thing it's not too hot in the mornings or evenings so I don't mind walking.
The only downside to walking, everyone stares! Also the guys at the "restaurants" I pass usually always have something to say. Sometimes it just makes me uncomfortable. Hopefully this will stop soon, as for now I will continue to listen to music on my walks home.
til next time!