Natalie Brock, Parent

How do I choose the best part of the day to write about?  Believe it or not, it was all fabulous. Our lessons today included American holidays, picture captions and word choice in writing. I was given a beautiful valentine by a girl named Lillian who is an exchange student from Paris. She told me about the challenge of trying to learn two languages at once. I had to laugh because she was the one to tutor me on the correct Chinese pronunciation of “water.”

After classes, Carson, the Kassabaums and I set out for a little shopping and sightseeing. We had a blast walking through the downtown area and seeing all of the sights. I think I could be here a year and still be amazed every time I looked outside.

One highlight of the afternoon was a soccer game between 5 or 6 Chinese students and Carson. No language barrier can stop 5 or 6 kids with a soccer ball. I got terrific pictures with my newly fixed camera, and there was even a cheering section: Deb Alexander and Lori Robinson came to watch.

After dinner, a group of us gathered in my room to have a video call with Mr. Lane and Mrs. Johnson.  We were all bursting to tell them what is going on in the classrooms. I think they will be proud of all the hard work and relationship-building that is happening here. I pray that we continue to please our host school and that this GLC program thrives.