Because the park pass was good for 2 days and we had the
afternoon free, 5 of us decided to revisit it today. We hoped to visit a new
portion of the humongous park. It was
not so easy to navigate without our student guides. After a series of unfortunate events (paying
double to get to the park, going to the wrong entrance, taking a bus to a site
requiring an additional entrance fee) we arrived with only an hour to spend in
the park. It was just as beautiful
today. We seemed to attract even more
attention at the site, maybe because it was not as popular and there were no
other Caucasians. After some confusion
and an MIA van driver we made it back to the hotel in time to do an elementary
school visit.
I was impressed by the energetic teaching of English for the
students age 3-12. After a few games,
Kari and I were asked to grade speeches.
Children age 8-12 recited speeches completely in English. One little boy talked about how he would like
to be a volunteer at the Olympic Games in Beijing. I was very impressed by the student’s
confidence and pronunciation of English.
Unfortunately I don’t think they understood much of what they were
saying.
