I spent the past weekend in Hezhou, a town about two hours east of Yangshuo, teaching students in primary school. I had a wonderful experience working with these little ones. They were very well behaved and very excited to meet a foreign person as they have only ever seen other Chinese people. I felt like a rockstar because the students ran alongside the car as we drove up. When I got out of the car, they would gasp and say, "Cool!" and "Wow!". They followed me everywhere I went but were all too shy to talk to me one-on-one. When I entered the room, the entire class would burst into applause. The teachers at the school videotaped me and took a million pictures of the children and me. I have to admit, I liked the rockstar treatment!:) But more than being "famous", I loved being with the kids. I taught the students about colors, animals and how to pronounce the letters"th". Then we would play games together or sing a song - my fave! It was an absolute blast. I was given an offer to come back once a month so I hope to see these sweet faces again soon.
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