Tuesday 2/28:

Another day in school. We started practicing and filming the play, which I was part of it as an uncle of Vong (a student in my class which I worked with closely). We taught them how to speak some Chinese in the play.

In the afternoon, we (only those who dealt with 5th graders) went to Chai’s house. We were supposed to help them with their unfinished homework, but the supposedly major homework session only lasted for like about 15 minutes. After that, the children (Vue Pao, Lor Ka, Mai Huoa, Chai) started to have fun. The girls played the rope game (which is very similar to what the girls play back in M’sia), and soon after we were led to the attic to play chase. We were also led to the basement and their rooms. We had a great time there running around, and it’s like suddenly the language barriers were shattered. The children seemed to like us more and accepted us into their circle.

We went back to Mark’s house, and for the day we had to prepare our own dinner. The “Awesome Group” (Marco, Cher Yang, Spencer, Jen, and I) managed to produce something edible (in fact quite tasty) and very presentable to the group (chicken stir fry and salad).



Nice presentation huh?


In Chai's house