Sesame Lane

So how is it being back in Xingtai, teaching at Sesame Lane English School you ask? Well, unlike Beijing or Beidaihe where foreigners are frequent, back here the curiosity factor has risen dramatically again. Every move is noted. By someone, probably by everyone and their dog. Teaching young children is tough but made significantly easier by their regular teachers who are present, most young ladies in their early twenties. These past few days we have been hanging to-gether. Yesterday it was off to Kindergarten at 6pm to teach 40 bundles of energy. 30 Parents added to the atmosphere which was hot and sticky (or was that just me, and all others were like that proverbial cucumber?). Before class we met the headmistress who runs a very nice ship it must be said. The facilities were the best I've seen here, at a school down a lane in an unfashionable part of town. After class (alls well that ends well) we staff took off for a traditional chinese cuisine resto. Almost got kicked out for outsinging the tipsy folk in the corner. Acting out kids games was probably not too smart in that venue either. But hey, this is China.