Over halfway done!

            After today we are over halfway done with the summer camp! My students are still very timid and shy in class, which is frustrating. Tomorrow and Friday pairs of students are sharing about American holidays. The textbook we have to use to teach out of is really boring and dull. I hate teaching out of it, but since the university purchased them for this camp specifically, we have to. It has been a challenge for me to challenge the students in the areas they need, while at the same time keeping class interesting. Overall, this experience has made me excited for teaching in my own classroom someday!!

            This week I had my students play the human knot, which was a huge hit! We also had a tug-a-war contest between all of the classes, then between our teaching assistants and the teachers. As you can probably see from the pictures, every person there was dripping with sweat because of how hot and humid it is here!

            This weekend we are going on two different day trips with our teaching assistants again. I am not positive what we are doing, but I will post more about that later. A week from this Saturday we leave for Hong Kong and stay until Tuesday mid-morning. After the horrid 16 hour plane ride, 4.5 hour layover in Chicago, and a quick flight home to Cedar Rapids I will be back in Cedar Falls!

            I cannot believe tomorrow is August 1!! I have been receiving a bunch of emails and updates about ADPi and I cannot wait to come back and help with recruitment plans! School starts in less than 4 weeks. :(…gross. I can’t wait to see everyone at home! Feel free to keep sending me emails to keep me updated!