On Saturday, a small group of us decided to venture out and visit the summer palace. At first we had a bit of trepidation due to the large quantities of ran that were coming down in spurts the whole day. Obviously we just decided to screw the pooch and go for it and it turned out to be one of the best things that we could have done. Since it was raining still, there were very few people actually at the palace and we got to have full reign over the place. Yes, our clothes and things were a bit soggy afterwards, but it was definitely worth the trip. We didn’t really learn too much about the history, except that they made some pretty cool looking building and bunches of “secret” and not so secret tunnels on the grounds. We stayed there for about 4.5 hours and were still not able to see even a third of the palace. Makes you wonder about the time and effort that was put into the construction of these kinds of places just so that kings and queens (in this case, emperors and company.) could enjoy their weekends.
I’m becoming more and more frustrated with the actual structure, or lack-thereof, of the job. Even though flexibility is a mantra, disorganization does not have to be. It is possible to be the former without engaging in the latter.
The students, however, do make up for the shortcomings. They are terribly funny and very interesting. I’m glad that I have the chance to help them learn and teach English. I think that this will be a fantastic and significant experience for me.
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