Five Days

Today was much better compared to yesterday, most likely because it's Friday and everyone (including us the teachers) just wanted to relax and have some fun. Even the annoying and mischevious boys were oddly more adorable than usual. We made ice cream and traded their stamps for junk food, hahaha. They liked it, as reflected through the extra hype I felt. I showed them my prom pictures by request and they thought I got married. Now they are asking to drink my marriage wine (xi jiou) in the future. Funny thought. Anyhow I'm troubled still by their lack of enthusiasm to learn English--seems more like they only want to play. Kids are kids I suppose, but it renders me with the feeling of uselessness, as if I've come here simply to amuse and entertain them rather than to teach. I find myself using way too much Chinese rather than English, which is very very bad.

I feel like a kid here again. I guess being as tall as some of them plays as a factor, but other activities like playing dodgeball and capture the flag reminds me of the days when I liked running around a lot. Some people (like me) start to lack motivation for moving excessively after aging a bit. :D It amazes me how lazy I've gotten....especially after not swimming for a whole entire year. Most of my groupmates got up earlier today to jog or take a walk but I just kept sleeping cause I was tired....even though I was the first one to go to bed last night. /fail.

Anyways, I'm looking very forward to the weekend...heard that we were going on a tour around the island. That should be fun, since it's a really beautiful one!