Every year during the first week of school, I ask myself why I teach. I'm not sure I ever fully answer the question, but sometimes I think it is so I can laugh every day. This year is not an exception. My students are already making me laugh, and although I raise my left eyebrow with disapproval at inappropriate comments, I often find them funny. I don't have any pictures of my school, but I will take them tomorrow so you can see my classroom and the view from my classroom.
After meeting my students and reviewing the rules and expectations I asked them what they fear the most. Oddly enough, most of the students, 15-17, fear bugs. I've been playing it cool since I arrived, "Oh, a rat, there's two cockroaches, and three more geckoes on my wall--that's cool." Inside I jump and when no one is looking I leap from one end of my apartment to the other, but I'm not alone. I'm not alone! My students are afraid of bugs also and they've lived here much longer than I. After school today I biked around Phu My Hung to see the sights. It was a beautiful day.
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Since returning home, one of the things I miss about travelling is having geckos on the wall. In so many places, having a gecko on your wall is just the norm. Yet, sadly, Seattle is a gecko-free lifestyle.
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