From a Ways Away to A Long Way Away

Well, I know it's been almost two months since an update, so I apologize for that. This term back at school has been very tiring. The same sort of busy work projects are getting assigned, but none of us feel any motivation to actually do them this time around. I think it's because we realized how little of what we did cover in the first term was of actual use in the real world of the classroom.

However, I do have some pretty big news. Some of you have heard about this, but not everyone has. I now know where I'm going for my second internship, and the title of this post gives a clue: it's far away.

Myself and three other interns will be heading to the country of China for seven weeks to teach in schools there. I will be based in Beijing at an International school that teaches New Brunswick curriculum (yes, there are schools that teach everything there!). I'll be over there from early March to early May. I still don't know what grade level or subjects yet, but I'm looking forward to it more and more. The school employs a good number of Canadian teachers, so I won't suffer from extreme culture shock over there, and I gather the English abilities of the students should be passable. To help prepare me, though, I've taken a crash course in ESL instruction, so that may come in handy as well.

Should be good times! The beer is apparently only $0.35/glass :-) All visitors welcome!