SUCCESS!! Today was a great relief for Rich as his classes went extremely well as he followed the directions of Annie, one of our experienced primary teachers on the team, line by line. He engaged the children in speaking, laughing, and even singing. He has a new respect for “Hokey Pokey.” Fortunately, the same teacher who was with him on Monday was there today and saw the great difference in his teaching so he feels exonerated. This still is not his favorite thing to do but he at least feels a bit of success.
As we got up this morning we checked the weather to see if there was heavy fog to prevent us from going out to the school. It turned out to be one of the most beautiful days we have had since we arrived--sunny and warm with unusually clean air. The rain last night washed the skies. We actually saw the moon out tonight as other nights have been too cloudy and smoggy.
I had a fun time with the students in my classes as I use my music teacher bag of tricks. One class was so funny and fun that I got into a laughing fit and had a hard time stopping. I could barely sing the song. Yes I have been doing a lot of “Hokey Pokey” and “Little Peter Rabbit.” We were told that tomorrow we will visit and tour the Rainbow Company’s plant instead of teaching. The brand name is
We spent this afternoon walking on the streets of the city and especially on the city wall. We are getting our exercise in. Dinner was at a nearby restaurant. There are now 12 of us and our leader Hu Di. So 13 of us squeeze around a table for 10 in close fellowship. I noticed our team mates have become quite good in using chopsticks. They do not resort to forks anymore.
We have been keeping a watch on the fire situation through the internet. We are fortunate the fire has moved away from our home but it sounds very bad in other places. Praying for cooler and more humid weather—maybe some miraculous rain.
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