Today begins the second week of life as we know it here. N is in bed with a nasty head cold, but if he weren’t, he’d be in intensive reading class now having already completed his oral Chinese class this morning. He will repeat this morning routine all week adding in a listening class as well as a Chinese characters class. Being the traditional student in the family, N goes to class from eight to noon Monday through Friday.
Many of you have asked and probably more of you wonder how I plan be a formal student of Chinese with S in tow, and my very inadequate response was, “I don’t know yet.” I’m oh-so-very happy to report that the foreign student department at our university is extremely accommodating and that I am taking classes for two hours each afternoon Monday through Thursday one-on-one with the teachers. On Friday mornings S will be taking a Chinese class of his own as he stays with a national sitter and I go to Chinese characters class with his daddy.
We also spend regular time with Chinese peer tutors as we clarify and implement the new material we are learning in class.
Oh, and Happy Labor Day. Take a break from the swing of your things. Xiuxi yihuir! (Take a break!)
Ni ye xiuxi yihuir! Wow, it will be SO good for S to be in that environment! And he's almost ONE already!! How did that happen so fast?! Love yall. Hope you feel better soon N!
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