What have I been up to?
I know that this blog sometimes seems dead, but I promise you I'm very much alive! I have a number of posts in my drafts folder that I'm working on, and sorting through a truly ridiculous number of pictures to share with you all. What have I done in the six weeks since my last post? I've been busy with work, exploring Guiyang, and going to a couple of English-language events on a regular basis. I've been meeting new Chinese friends and learning more about the country I've settled in from them. What's up with work? Last semester I taught year 5's and year 7's. This semester I've added a class of year 9's. This means I've had to learn another curriculum. Luckily, it's just the next level in a curriculum I'm already familiar with, so I mainly have to familiarize myself with the lessons and craft slideshows. It's still a fair amount of work, but not nearly as much as a completely new curriculum would be. The middle and high ...