So things aren't exactly going as we had hoped over here in China. We were told that we'd be moving to Wuxi and teaching kindergarten. Laura and I were excited about that. Wuxi is a developed city with night life and foreigners and whatnot. But today we found out that the schools there have canceled the English programs and we are now going to a very small city north of Nanjing to teach high school. Laura and I are luckily staying together, but we don't really know much about what is coming next.
What we do know is that the city we're going to is called Su qian (pronounced Soo chee-en). The metro part of the town is only a half million people, and by China standards that is teeeeeeny. We will also be teaching high school. Not exactly 5 year olds, but hopefully it will work out. All our classes will be oral focused, because the students have been learning English for years, but have very little practice speaking it. Having native speakers should help them gain confidence in their oral skills to match their higher level writing and reading skills. We leave tomorrow at noon, so I will have a lot more to say by then. But I can say I'm excited to have my own room where I can unpack my suitcase, and put up my posters and actually make something of a home. Wish me luck...
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