We arrived today in the morning, but we did not have much time to really observe.  We were hustled to our hostel for a little food and some rest.  The jet lag was not terrible but it just put you in an exhausted fog.  Our host/employer showed up at 2 pm and took us on the bus to the hospital for some routine checkups, an ex-ray for pneumonia, and some blood tests.  It was an easy ordeal.

From there we got our first look at our schools.  Bryan’s school was first.  We got to meet some of the children and Bryan was introduced as Teacher Bryan.  They all said hello and introduced themselves.  They are all quite cute.

Bryan will be teaching in the Green class, mostly 6 year olds.  They are a fun bunch and as of today Bryan only has 6 students signed up, 4 girls and 2 boys.  The library is small but very nice, there is a work room, a computer room, and a teachers’ lounge.  It is a small school, but there is plenty to do.

We then went to Karen’s school.  Her school is older, with much more activity.  The school is smaller in size but bigger in the amount of students.  Karen has been assigned the school where all the other experts are.  We think that this is more or less their flagship school.  Karen has 16 students in her class, the maximum number.  The school manager as they are called was very good, very energetic, and very enthusiastic about her school.

Both school managers were women, as were the Chinese teachers.  We each got one Chinese teacher assigned to our rooms to be with us.  The school managers were very eager to have us and Bryan has been invited to observe the school at any time, we will be going back tomorrow to check things out.

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