Good Morning and Evening to all!
So far everything is going smoothly.
1.) Yesterday we had our regular Chinese classes from 9 to 12 am. We have two good Chinese teachers here who are getting along with the students very well. The students think the teachers are awesome! We have suggested that after the morning classes, the teachers eat lunch with the students to develop the social Chinese language as well as the academic language.
2.) In the afternoon we went to the Capital Museum which contains exhibits regarding Beijing's history and Chinese culture. We had a great time there to see the treasures. The students also took an arts and craft class. The class allowed them to do some traditional ink rubbings and Chinese paintings.
3.) In the evening we went to the most commercial place which is XI DAN located in downtown Bejing. Our kids are amazing! They went to the huge shopping center and also to the vendors on the street to bargain and purchase all kinds of stuff. All of them got really good deals. For instance, Lila bought a cute shirt for 19 yuan which is 2 or 3 dollars. They all put their negotiation skills to work.
4.) The most fun activity of the day was when we got back, we had a fabulous, top of the line fashion show in the hallway of our dormitory. No need to feel left out - we got it all down on tape.
5.) Yesterday Jay and I discussed the many talents of our students. They all have outstanding personalities and also each of them has their own strength. We are planning to have a talent show which is not only connected to their Chinese language studies, but also highlights their talents. For example Joseph Boone plays the drums so we want to introduce him to traditional Chinese drums and request that he performs for us.
6.) Internet access is still limited. Alan Chen continues to look into installing a modem into Jay's dorm room so that the students can continue to send emails back home and continue the blog project. We only have the one laptop for twelve people to use. It would be helpful to have more.
So far we are having a blast! Everything is running according to plan.
Maggie & Jay
So far everything is going smoothly.
1.) Yesterday we had our regular Chinese classes from 9 to 12 am. We have two good Chinese teachers here who are getting along with the students very well. The students think the teachers are awesome! We have suggested that after the morning classes, the teachers eat lunch with the students to develop the social Chinese language as well as the academic language.
2.) In the afternoon we went to the Capital Museum which contains exhibits regarding Beijing's history and Chinese culture. We had a great time there to see the treasures. The students also took an arts and craft class. The class allowed them to do some traditional ink rubbings and Chinese paintings.
3.) In the evening we went to the most commercial place which is XI DAN located in downtown Bejing. Our kids are amazing! They went to the huge shopping center and also to the vendors on the street to bargain and purchase all kinds of stuff. All of them got really good deals. For instance, Lila bought a cute shirt for 19 yuan which is 2 or 3 dollars. They all put their negotiation skills to work.
4.) The most fun activity of the day was when we got back, we had a fabulous, top of the line fashion show in the hallway of our dormitory. No need to feel left out - we got it all down on tape.
5.) Yesterday Jay and I discussed the many talents of our students. They all have outstanding personalities and also each of them has their own strength. We are planning to have a talent show which is not only connected to their Chinese language studies, but also highlights their talents. For example Joseph Boone plays the drums so we want to introduce him to traditional Chinese drums and request that he performs for us.
6.) Internet access is still limited. Alan Chen continues to look into installing a modem into Jay's dorm room so that the students can continue to send emails back home and continue the blog project. We only have the one laptop for twelve people to use. It would be helpful to have more.
So far we are having a blast! Everything is running according to plan.
Maggie & Jay
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