Things are really going well with English camp. Cheerleading is a hit! It's awesome that I can share one of my passions with the children here and it can help them practice English at the same time! We even have a group of boys enrolled in the class. They weren't very happy about it at first, but after the first day they were cheering along and some of them were the first in line today for tumbling! Art class is going very smoothly. We were able to use some of the art projects we learned this semester in Art Class at the college to use with our students. Also, I was blessed with the highest level English speakers to work with on the play I am directing. While I AM extremely busy, I could not ask for things to be going better.
This week I've really gotten to know the kids a lot better. Now that there are only 90 kids (instead of the 2000) I'm recognizing faces and learning names. Kids are giving me hugs and drawing me pictures. Instead of just "teacher" I am Teacher Nicole now. This is the type of bond that really makes teaching worthwhile for me. I love knowing I can be a postive role model in a child's life. I like knowing I am helping these children WANT to speak English because they WANT to communicate with me so badly. It's almost a shame we have to leave so quickly after getting to know the kids.
Our time here is winding down though. Friday we have a half day and then we leave on the 4 hour bus ride back to Taipei. Saturday morning we have to be at the airport at 6:30 in the morning. Before we know it I'll be an American again!!!
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