A Cold Per Month ...

As the three month mark slips by, I slip into my third cold.  I started feeling it last night after I came home from classes.  Didn't feel good at all when I woke up today, and have had a sinus headache all day.  I'm hoping this turns out like the other 2, and lasts only a couple days.  The worst part is feeling terrible in the morning.  I'm sure I'll live though.

May has been more exciting than the previous months.  I've been to Summer Palace, went onto Beijing to meet some teachers for quiz night and beer at an Irish pub, stayed in a hostel all night, and visited a hair salon operated by a group from Paris where I paid way too much to get my hair cut and highlighted.  The only thing french that's not expensive is french fries, it seems.

The teaching is coming along; I enjoy getting to know my students and especially love watching them change from shy little things with no confidence or ability to concentrate, to children who are actively participating in and enjoying my activities, making friends, and learning what's expected of them in the classroom.  I receive hugs and kisses all the time; they fight to be the student who gets to hold my hand when we do the "Hello" and "Good-bye" songs, bring me snacks, and follow me to my office on our break.  Not a bad gig at all.  Granted, I do have a couple of terrors, and it seems like every class has an alpha male, but they're just competing for my attention.