Today I celebrated my 6 month anniversary with Macau. I am so excited to have reached this point, but I realized that that means that I am half way done with my 1 year commitment. Before you ask, my plans for next year are yet to be determined, so stay tuned to hear about what God has planned for me and where He will send me :)
But on to the updates!
This month has been full of things. I feel like I have been busy all the time, which is great. It has included spending time with some friends both in Macau and in China, and doing last minute things which lasted a lot longer than planned. I spent time with one of my students for the first time. I got to spend time with his entire family as I helped his oldest son with a school project and then we toured the wine museum. It was a fun day. I also got to see lots of Chinese culture by eating at Chinese restaurants, visiting temples, and more!
Classes have been fun--I have been teaching grammar to some students and TOEFL prep to others, with some other students who are doing other things. But by far the most interesting are the free classes. I have a children's class on Fridays, which is never boring. We recently got construction paper with has allowed me to be a little creative with letting them make books of the lesson, and I have been asking them to tell the story in Chinese to their parents using the pictures. Last Friday we did Psalm 23, and we drew a picture of a sheep, shepherd, and a background with various elements from the psalm, and it is great. It turned out great. The kids had lots of fun, and I think they learned something as well! I had my friend and coworker Lily help me by teaching the lesson in Chinese after I taught it in English, and it helped with comprehension, especially since we have some kids with zero English ability!
Even though classes have been enjoyable, my favorite part is relationship building. I spend a wonderful evening at a special Valentine's Day concert with a friend of mine. She and I both got roses on our way in, and it was a pleasant surprise to hear the Italian opera music, which was translated on screens into Chinese, Portuguese, and English. It was great. Then we walked around the area of Macau that we were in and just had a great time
Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day: church in the morning, followed by getting ready for our social activity. We will be having a "Wii love English" party where we play the Wii and also other games all while conversing in English. Afterwards I go to the newly opened Hard Rock Cafe. I think there was another thing or two on the agenda, but I don't remember!
**update**
I didn't eat at the Hard Rock Cafe--time was too short, so we ate fast food pizza instead! But the Wii Love English time was fun, and we had some great conversations, amazing food (Maggie cooked an amazing Pumpkin-Coconut soup!!), and some fun time with the Wii!
**end update**
Anyway, please pray for peace and serenity and wisdom, along with health, safety, and confidence :)
Have a wonderful day, and God bless!!
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