Day 5

 My second day of classes has been successful. The students at No. 11 like to ask questions about American student life and everything that I like to do. In the afternoon I spoke in front of 200 9^th graders about my life in America and taught them “My girl” by The Temptations, which they really liked. It was held in a auditorium with a long table in the front probably for a panel discussion and when the kids asked me questions Iike “Do you have enough time to travel the world?” and “Where is your favorite place to visit?” I always feel like I am being judged in a beauty contest. Of course I told them Yanqing was my favorite place to visit and they were very excited to hear that I liked it here so much. Tonight my roommate (Si Yu) and I put together a wardrobe that I bought at Walmart a few days before. The instructions were so badly drawn (and with no words) that it took us over 45 minutes to connect all the plastic parts, which were so poorly made that the plastic started tearing very soon after we put it together. I think I suggested that we should just quit maybe 5 times and each and every time she responded with “No worry no worry! It’s nothing!” In the end, we completed the project by wrapping almost a whole thing of tape around each of the rods to ensure that they do not tear anymore. It may have been one of the most rewarding things I have done in a long time. I still keep thinking about it days later and how easily I give up sometimes when things get too frustrating. It helps to have someone there to refuse your attempts to quit. I’m glad I have Si Yu. J