Last week I introduced my students to the wonderful art of hand turkeys. My students are so clever and curious and affectionate, and all they really want is for me to give them a gold star or compliment their turkey. It makes it easy to love my job and it makes me anxious to become a better teacher.
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| My favorite class with their turkeys |
A few weeks ago Lex and I met some Americans teaching at a university here in Baoding. Alex, Jess and Katie are just out of college as well, and Alex and Jess are new to China. We have been spending a rapidly increasing amount of time together, sharing China stories (nightmare toilets, strange encounters, a universal longing for dairy products and pizza, etc) and swapping tips on Baoding. This week we all got together to have Thanksgiving at a restaurant in Baoding that sells American food. Our Thanksgiving consisted of mashed potatoes, garlic bread, onion rings (not for me of course!), pizza and a can of cranberry sauce that Jess's parents sent her in the mail. As exciting as it is to be immersed in Chinese culture every day, it is also a huge relief to know that just across town there are people going through the same struggles and triumphs as me, people who speak my language and know about Thanksgiving.
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| Thanksgiving dinner at Babelo's with my new American friends |
Happy (late) Thanksgiving!
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