Leap Day

Here is a picture from the potluck!

Happy Leap Day!

Mine was filled with things.  We started this 'extra' day with a lunch potluck.  It was wonderful!  I went a little overboard and made 4 dishes, and brought boiled eggs for a 5th, but didn't serve it.  The food was delicious--a huge mix of Chinese and American food, as I made homemade macaroni and cheese, goulash, and black bean salad, and there was roast duck and soy sauce as well (which was the chinese side, not brought by me, though!).  I also made eggplant for the first time in my life.  It was really good.  I followed a Chinese recipe, and it tasted great.  I will be making it again!

The rest of Leap Day was spent rearranging many things in the center--my classroom is no longer a storage room!  And all of the teacher desks now have computers on them, instead of having 3 in the waiting room that are usually not used, and 2 in the teacher area that we fight to use...now we all have our own!  And that means that I no longer need to lug my computer back and forth if I don't need a Mac at the office...for newsletters I'll need to bring it, but other than that I can leave it at home.

I had 3 students today, and we talked about very different things in each class.  In one we did mostly grammar, in one we talked about Jeremy Lin and the great impact that he is having on basketball and also on the world with his good sportsmanship and wonderful conduct in the sport--not to mention a wonderful Christian influence on many young people!  With my last student I taught the story of the American Flag--what the stars and stripes represent.  He had never heard it, and was really intrigued.  He told me about the China flag, but didn't know what the stars represent.

I should be uploading my March newsletter soon.  It is formatted, I just have to add some text.

I am very excited for Hannah to get here!!!  She gets here on the 13th, and we are planning a get-to-know-the-new-teacher potluck the next day :)  I am so excited!  The potluck today was amazing, and I can't wait for another!

On the 17th (yes, St. Patty's day!) we are having an event from 12-2.  I have class from 10-12 and from 2-5, so that will be a busy day!  But I am excited.  It should be a good time.  I have 2 new students starting next week, too, so everything is starting to pick up!

This Saturday after classes, I am going to Hong Kong to visit some people.  I am visiting some supporters, some friends, and other people that I don't know but are from South Dakota!  I am very excited to get to see some people from home!

Ok, that's about it, I think!  Have a wonderful day :)  Enjoy every minute of Leap Day!