Last weekend my teammates and I headed for the city...we hopped on the train for a scenic trip to our very own Ping Tung. 'Carrefoure' is the superstore where you can find just about everything (including special imported microwave popcorn). We bought our shelving there and spent the day lazily shopping around... carrying the shelves back (via train) proved to be quite an adventure...but we were up for it. We each hefted up a shelf and made our way on board. The other passengers derived much amusement from our situation and we were fortunate enough to meet several taxi drivers who -being sympathetic to our cause - took on the five of us and our rather expansive cargo. This weekend our destination was Kaohsiung...home of the second largest mall in Asia. The 'Dream Mall' is topped off with an amusement park (complete with a ferris wheel) on the roof. We shopped around for much needed cell phones, and ate comfortingly American food at T.G.I. Friday's. Our weekend ended nicely with a much appreciated downpour on our walk back to the bus station.
Our first official teaching date has been postphoned until the 22nd, but we have already had several test classes in the new English Village, and will be hosting classes of school principals in the third week of September. Tuesday afternoon will be a luncheon for the teachers that we will be working with this year in the Village. We will have the chance to introduce the new school, and how we will be utilizing the the simulated classrooms. Our hope is to complement the English teacher's regular classes with the kids, and work together with them towards our common goal of helping these kids learn English. Our team came together in prayer for this goal, and we are all excited to see how the Lord will provide opportunities to serve with the other teachers.
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That sounds like a huge mall hannah! i wish we had malls like that here. have fun shopping! LOL
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