Ain't No School Of Rock

This week may hit the books as the hardest week of my life. Adjusting to this asian culture, trying to force fead myself their Chinese food, and learning to be an english teacher is emotionally and physically exhausting. But I already have so much love for the children, its hard to stay down!

My school is beautiful no?

Seriously, the most beautiful grounds I have ever seen. So this facility is the most prestigious of Nanjing and their graduated students go to colleges all around the world. It's a boarding school so most kids only go home on the weekends. They probably don't even care though because these guys are hard core. I mean class starts at 7 am and ends at 9:40 pm kind of hard core. But that's why asians are smarter than the rest of us. 

The thing I love the most (besides the teaching of course) is the school garden. 

 Honestly, how cute and authentic asian is that??

The place is full of all types of berries and vegetables and anything else you can think of. 

Oh yeah, they also have goats. You can just walk up to them too, I don't know why but I find that so bizarre. According to faculty, kids love to go their during their free time and also when they say they are going to the bathroom. 

Here are just some more pictures of the grounds. 

(Does this remind anyone else of the Joseph Smith statue at the MTC)

ITS SO PRETTY!

So Here are some pics of our big classroom

We thought we did a pretty good job.

I teach three 25 minute classes of 1st graders a day. If this week has taught me anything, its that I love kids, but teaching is freaking hard!! 

AND now its time to meet the loves of my life...

I like to think I'm as cool as a teacher as Jack Black. But this ain't no school of rock. 

And my wonderful homeroom aka THE MOST ADORABLE KIDS!

And then this girl because it's just the typical asian pose

Although there is a very thick, hard brick wall as a language barrier, I enjoy my made up sign language with them and CANNOT wait until they are able to carry conversations with me. 

To sum up this post, I love China, and China loves me back 

Ps- I found this baby at a pharmacy. She gave me kisses and didn't want me to put her down. I was tempted to run away with her. Maybe next time. 

-Taylor Janae