St. Patrick's Day!

Bacon, eggs, and a burrito. Those three are the biggest cravings I have had lately! I do miss American food!! Did you know that they don’t eat bacon here? I asked a friend of mine and he said he has never seen bacon before, what a sad life! I love bacon, eggs, and pancakes for breakfast! Oh, I have also been craving Mexican food for some reason too! Thought you should all know that when you’re abroad you miss the weirdest things, it’s kinda like being pregnant! Haha Anyway…

 

In order to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while here in China I painted all 47 of our kid’s faces. I was able to teach them about how the clover symbolizes luck! I had such a great time painting their faces!!! They all looked so cute! We wore funny hats, a great pair of eye glasses, and some clover bling.   A lot of the kids decided that painted mustaches looked really cool, so quite a few of them chose that!  I even painted a mustache on my face to make them all laugh as we took pictures. I had so much fun playing with them that day. It was such a wonderful day outside! I like that I can simply be their friend outside of the classroom rather than worry about being their teacher.  After I painted their faces and we took lots of pictures, we went to dinner and left the face paint on our faces! That was probably the only time I have ever seen those lunch ladies smile, and that in and of itself made it an amazing day!

 

 

Teaching is slowly getting better.  I love the kids, I really do! I can’t explain to you in words how amazing it feels to look down and see their smiling faces. I love the way they hug me, or kiss me on the cheek. I love seeing their smiling faces from afar as they get excited to see me. I love hearing them shout my name from afar. I enjoy getting to know them; I can describe each one in detail! They are all so different! I love being here in China, I can’t imagine how much I will miss it when I leave! There are things I certainly miss about America, but I have learned you don’t need all that luxury that we have in the United States. I am grateful for the opportunity to be here. I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything!  I’ll keep you guys posted on everything that’s happening! Love you all!

-Amber Toy