Chinese Lessons.
Classes this morning were no different. I had a brand new student today. After we're a few days in to the class. The class wasn't full until the second lesson. I taught "How old are you?" And that was tough trying to explain to the kids. Thankfully, to make it even harder, Bond allowed for a 4 year old to join the class without telling me. YES! She is a cute little girl who won't even respond to me in Chinese. Well, she would respond, however, it took like a couple minutes on each question when I asked in Chinese. It sad. And, of course, no one was around to help me out with this little girl. She is confused, nervous, and prolly afraid of me. The material, the kids learned stuff which is good.
Near the end of the first class, about 5 minutes before the end of it. Violet and her father, John, showed up while he was holding her baby sister. When she showed up, she looked a little sad, and I had all the students at the front of the class doing an activity. She walks in, and I said, with a couple other kids, "come join us, Violet." Cause we were having fun. But she looked back at her father who looked unhappy and she started to wimper and then she started crying and hyperventilating like she does. She is very sensitive. And her dad got an even meaner look then. So she started getting worse. I was like, "What a dick!" Its not her fault you got her here late like you always do! I was soooooo pissed off. And she wasn't stopping. I tried to let her get it out of her system, but it didn't work very well so i had to help her.
Afterwards I headed home and did some chinese practice. As well as going to the gym. I am trying to build up endurance for my time at the Shaolin Temple. Its gonna be tuff.
As I came home and practiced more chinese. Julie showed up with a new teacher, Brian. He was an interesting fellow. Red hair and long rat tail that was a different red. He is from Minnieapolis. And I was like, "Cool, do you know Prince?" like I do with anyone from Minnieapolis. And then he said, yeah. I used to work for him. "I was like...are you serious?" He was like, "Yup, I was part of his back up band for a while, and we played Detroit." I was like. NO SHIT! that rules! I was like, No way!
He taught in Thailand for a year, met a woman and they got married. Then he went to Sichuan and tuaght there for last year. Now he is here. He asked me what I think of Xiaolan and BOND so I told him. He was like...Thanks for the info, with a sly smile.
Yumi came back today. So I spent alot of time with her. :D!!!!