With the help of a friend, I was able to get a drinking water service established at my apartment. I frankly got really tired of drinking the boiled water because there's a lot of minerals and crap in that stuff so it tastes kind of thick, like you're drinking freon. After several people told me that I was quite brave for drinking the tap water, I decided I'm just too young to die so I now have a fun little water cooler dispenser thing. (It's smiling for the camera...sort of)

The lesson planning is going pretty well. I'm so excited to teach. I put my syllabus together yesterday and realized I'm really going to work these kids. I'm going to introduce them to public speaking and I'm going to have them give presentations and they'll have all sorts of in class discussion activities and journal assignments at night for homework. I'm going to make them work, but hopefully they'll feel it's worth it in the end. I get the sense that the other teachers aren't doing nearly as strenuous of a curriculum but hey, my students can thank me later. ;-)

This pic is for Mom...he was most excited to have his picture taken. hehe

And now, as promised, the first installment of CHINGLISH! Two today...

On a sign for a school: Talenty International Education
On a building, displayed next to several phrases of inspiration and aggressive corporate values: Make superegos. (I looked up the actual translation later, something like "surpass oneself" or "exceed your perceived limitations")

Hope you are well!