We climbed into the van today and I was thrilled to hear on the radio traditional Chinese music on authentic instruments. Then I recognized the tune: Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head...
First stop was a "pottery bar" - no alcohol or legal briefs but potters wheels and a chance to get messy. My "creation" was mercifully recycled.
Then the "just a few words" at the local junior high - number 13. (Here the number 4 means death but 13 is OK.) The power point slide overhead: Warm Welcoming to Foreign Teachers for English Lecture-Giving. The title was longer than the speech. Then 45 minutes outside (the AC was not working so in theory it would be cooler in the 102 degrees outdoors) with the kids. Today they all had pens and paper and wanted autographs. Watch for them to be sold on e-bay next week.
Best question: When do children in America learn to speak English?
A 28 dish lunch with 6 different kinds of noodles.
After an evening trip to Walmart and KFC we end our last Saturday in Jingdezhan - next week at this time we will be in Shanghai and heded home.
First stop was a "pottery bar" - no alcohol or legal briefs but potters wheels and a chance to get messy. My "creation" was mercifully recycled.Then the "just a few words" at the local junior high - number 13. (Here the number 4 means death but 13 is OK.) The power point slide overhead: Warm Welcoming to Foreign Teachers for English Lecture-Giving. The title was longer than the speech. Then 45 minutes outside (the AC was not working so in theory it would be cooler in the 102 degrees outdoors) with the kids. Today they all had pens and paper and wanted autographs. Watch for them to be sold on e-bay next week.
Best question: When do children in America learn to speak English?
A 28 dish lunch with 6 different kinds of noodles.
After an evening trip to Walmart and KFC we end our last Saturday in Jingdezhan - next week at this time we will be in Shanghai and heded home.
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sprint, baby, you can do it!!Kate
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