No Cheese in China

Sorry for not posting last night. I've gotten word that a few people were disappointed that there was no new post. Well, here ya go.

Yesterday morning, I taught ELE and it actually went okay. I'm starting to figure out what the Chinese teachers want. They think that the kids don't learn anything unless they repeat every word I say and say chants about whatever it is I'm teaching. Alrighty, mindless memorization it is! Have I told you that these kids go to school from 6 am to 7 pm everyday? I bet they hate life.

My ILP kids were kind of terrible. I think it was because it was it was Friday and we did store. Store is where they can buy toys and things with tokens they've earned throughout the week. They eat it up. It was so cute for them to be calculating how many tokens they have to get next week in order to be able to get a certain prize. I just love most of them.

After teaching, I went to the market with Sam and Allen. First we went to the night market and got some yummy mystery melon on a stick. I also found a flash drive there, which is amazing because another way to the Chinese teachers' hearts is through powerpoints. Chants and powerpoints. I can do this.

Me and Sam with our Mystery Melon

We then went to the regular supermarket where I found conditioner. I did a happy dance.

I came back home and just relaxed. It was super amazing wonderful fantastic. Megan came over and we had one of our long life talks that I love so much! After she left, I was ready to sleep and so I laid down. Silly me. Little did I know, the fun was not over yet.

Kate comes back into the room around 2 in the morning. We realize there's a huge mosquito problem goin' on up in here. It's ridiculous, ya'll. We've never had an issue with them in our room and last night we killed at least ten. It was hilarious. Kate is terrified of bugs, but she decided to put on her big girl panties and try to do some work. The mosquitoes like to congregate on the ceiling, as if they think we can't reach them there. Maybe they're just used to short Chinese people but Kate and I are amazon humans. She pulled up a chair, of course the one that swivels (can you see disaster happening yet?), and starts smacking at them with her shoe. Almost all of them got away but I give her props for trying. She did kill a few. All the while, laughing hysterically at my lisp that I have when I have my splint in my mouth and try to talk. I have to get her impersonating my lisp on video. It's priceless.

I love this girl!

The mosquito fell off the ceiling and onto her.

Doin' work.

We're planning our vacation to Guilin and Yuangshuo (I think that's how you spell it) this weekend! We only have two weeks until we go. I am so excited, I might die.

Oh. And this is my mosquito net. Kate found it to be worth documenting.

Oh, and the title of this blog post is courtesy of Leah Fry. I have awesome friends.