This morning I have invigilated an English midterm.
Students tend to stay longer when they write English exams than for Math exams.
In the activity time, we have had our first ever Zhou en lai class ceremony.
Basically, the school has selected a group of outstanding students to be in this honorable class. Chinese people are really good with doing the show and care a lot about "face". We have had a nice backdrop for our stage and we have invited guests of highly political status. Some of our guests are the people who used to work very closely under Premier Zhou en lai. In the ceremony, there are at least 8 speeches. They basically have similar content - congradulating our school and our students, wishing them to work harder for the country and the communist party. I really don't like the part about the communist party. I, personally don't like political propaganda. But I am happy for the students who are recognized in this ceremony. They totally deserve it as they are great kids.
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This afternoon we have also had our classic Chongqing weather, cloudy and a bit of rain.
This actually reminds me a lot of Vancouver. I have had a talk with my co-worker and asked her what she missed most about. She told me that she missed the varieties of food. In vancouver, you could get sushi, pasta, pizza, etc. In Chongqing, it's the famous Sichuan cuisine and hot pot. The Sichuan people love their oily, salty, and spicy food. Thinking about it, I miss it, too. But I don't find it hard to live without it. It's for sure nice to have but my Chinese side makes it easier for me not to miss it.
But talking about Vancouver, there are places that I miss. Even though I live in Richmond, I love going to Vancouver. I miss going to the Commercial Drive, walking around, doing some grocery shopping, and drinking some real Italian coffee. I miss the Steveston Village in Richmond. There are many nice places in Vancouver. I miss the mountains and the water. Vancouver is just such a nice place to live and it is also where my home is. I think it's good that when I am away I appreciate it even more. Career wise, China is a great place and I love teaching here. I love my students and I love the adventures and travelling that I get to do when I am here. But I do hope to go back to Vancouver eventually - Back to where Home is.
More information about visiting Vancouver:
Vancouver Tourism
A great blog for people who are from Richmond but don't live in Richmond anymore (He writes the blog for Tourism Richmond):
Richmond Reel
Enjoy!
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