Wowee Day five here and I've already moved three times and am now moving a fourth time tomorrow. This time my move is a bit further than the previous three. I am headed to Shenzhen, a city on mainland China directly across from Hong Kong. My boss Wu Guifu(translation :wealthy) asked me if I wanted to join the other foreign TOEFL teacher and go and teach at a high school for two weeks. Because the company I am working for is extremely disorganized, they asked me two days before the start of the course. A side note: Wu Guifu was the one who set me up with the horrific apartment so when he asked me if I was interested in teaching the course, over the phone, I thought he was proposing I move to a suburb of Hangzhou with him so I immediately said n to the fuhreaking o. During his slurred proposal, I was moving into my rented dorm room at Zhejiang University with my Chinese crew, two girls and a driver who had been helping me move my shit all over Hangzhou. I feel terrible for them because the two girls can't weigh more than my bags. The two girls, Angela and Joyce, have gotten into the habit of sneaking out of the car, taking a suitcase, and running ahead with it. My fatass runs after them both, praying they won't attempt to bring my bags up the stairs. Even though most places in China have more than five floors rarely do you find an elevator. This dorm was no different.
A few hours after moving into the dorm, I saw David/ God who explained the real situation and considering the warm weather and the opportunity to shadow the British teacher, I agreed. I am leaving at 5:30 am tomorrow morning with Richard, a young teacher from Northern England, who I have yet to meet.
As for most of my luggage, I am leaving it in my office at Shiny Wee, which has a sign on the door that reads "foreigner" in Chinese characters.Because I am going to Shenzhen I will be missing Shiny Wee's 15th anniversary party which seems to essentially be a talent show. My boss, Wu Guifu, will be dressing up like a tiger, unfortunate because I think he is more of a squirrel. David/God told me all of the directors were dressing up as animals. He also told one of the Chinese teachers that I was going to do a "Romeo and Juliet" performance with her at the party. The girl willingly agreed and when she asked who would be who and when could we get costumes I had to break the news to her that I was more of a Hamlet girl.
I've been so busy with moving and getting settled that I haven't really done any actually teaching. It seems that in Shenzhen, I will be teaching a reading class and a speaking class both of which lack a lesson plan, etc. So, I've decided to teach some Grimm's fairy tales. It's difficult to plan because I do not know the language level of the classes but will see. If all else fails I have Bananagrams and some sweet icebreakers thanks to GO! Glenmary and my TEFL class.
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