First Big Day Out

I woke about 5am which was really annoying and guess what? i still felt sick. Grr. I lay in bed for a while with the air con set to about 20 degrees. Then checked my emails. At about 7 25 i heard Yelin and Harry get up so i quickly got up to so i could get ready as i had to be out at 8am. Just as i opened my door they were headed out the door, and i wasn't quick enough to ask for a towel. So then i was freaking out because i couldn't find one and needed one so i could have a shower. i paced for a bit then decided to knock on Michael's door, i felt so bad because just as i woke him up Yelin walked in the door. They got me a towel and i jumped in without full instructions, it was cold and i couldn't for the life of me figure out how to make it less warm, so i just delt with it, it was actually really refreshing so that was cool. OMG the shower is really hard to get into it has a wooden bath under it, the sides are really high, i am terrified i will fall when i am getting in or out, i mean is that not just something I would do? I rushed out the door and set out on my way to meet Jessie(one of the organisers) I walked straight passed her as she wasnt where she said she would be, but she saw me and got my attention then we taxied to Michelles, who is just down the street, walking distance i tell you, well i am not sure yet will have to check but it only 5 minutes in the car so must be. Once we had Michelle we went to the hospital for the Health check. This was interesting not as horrid as some people made it out to be. it was great to see the girls we all just gossiped about what we had be doing and it was really cool. When they did the blood tests the nurse couldn't get my blood she looked on both arms and eventually decided to go fishing for one. It didn't hurt but she said it would bruise, she wasnt wrong, it started bruising within 5 minutes.

After the health checks which took about an hour maybe we went across the road to a Chinese restaurant for brunch. On the menu?? An assortment of dishes way more food than we could possibly consume. The utensils?? Chopsticks. Jessie and Selina (organisers) were puzzled by what to get me and how i can live on only meat and potatoes. We all chatted and it was enjoyable. I was really brave and tried almost everything they ordered.



Front of Restaurant/Crazy things I didnt try



Lemon Chicken(guess who asked for that?)/Eggplant thing with meat inside(smelt really bad but tried it)



Chinese Potatoes (they are sweet and cold, yes tried, No didn't like)/Selina enjoying the eggplant dish



Your Peking duck is ready ladies/Ladies
Speaking of Peking Duck watch this



After Brunch we walked to the bank, on the way we stopped and got Chinese sim cards, i am yet to buy a cellphone but its at the top of my to do list. When we got to the bank we discovered that it was extremely full so decided to flag it and come back later. The next stop was The Kindergarten that the other girls will be working in. It is huge OMG seriously crazy huge, and the guy they have looking after them is so amazing, he is just so cool and so energetic i am rather gutted that I am not with them. It was quite overwhelming having to sit their while they got briefed on what they will be doing and it was awesome how he actually gave examples I mean just awesome.




The play ground at the other girls Kindergarten


Kelly and Mel at entrance to their Kindergarten.


Came outta that feeling pretty gutted indeed, and was starting to feel really sick again. We went back to a bank, filled in the forms and waited in line for maybe 45 minutes, NB. If you need to go to the bank go 30minutes before it opens. Its crazy After we opened our Chinese bank accounts we sat round chatting then headed back to our homestays.

Whilst at the bank i asked Jessie to ring my Yelin and tell her that i wouldnt be eating tea tonight because i was feeling sick. Yelin said she was worried about me and asked if it was her cooking or if i was really sick, apparently she rung Jessica(the organisation that organises the homestays) to ask for advice or something. Ekk i feel so bad, she thinks i dont like her cooking, its not her cooking its the different foods and the fact that I am feeling so sick. So i had a big talk to Jessie about that.

When i got back to my homestay Michael finally told me what he expects of me with teaching Harry, I was looking thru all my resources and then he sent Harry in, i totally wasn't ready and didnt have a clue what to do with him yet, Its hard because i dont know where his last teacher left off or how he likes to do stuff.Tonya helped a little, trying to tell me what he likes and how he usually acts with her and things. He was all over the show, didnt really want to do it and was testing me I believe, so i didn't give in, i made him stay till he had done what i thought to be satisfactory.

After that it was a short night of Wii, before retiring to my room to check emails, i must have got through one email before i fell asleep, I woke up at 3am luckily my laptop was still on me and i hadn't rolled over.