rest and relaxation

[Juggler]

hey all.
been a long time since ive been around.

blah blah. the usual.

being in china sure has put a lot of pressure on my nervous system and lately seems I have been under the gun and need a rest.

beijing is too overpopulated. qingdao sounds nice but too expensive this time of year. ill go teaching next summer out in the countryside for a summer camp.

for now i have to settle with 6 days in the outskirts of beijing and do some fishing and hiking.

i'd like to hear about your experiences with summer camps and living in quiet remote areas of china.

[con's fly is open]

Cheers, dude!

Mine is simple: working my ass off at the same school. Oh, the memories.

[woza17]

Summer camp Intense. I think I do love children. I have learnt a lot from the kids at this camp as far as teaching goes. They are all little darlings I have one more week to go and I have seen progress over these last 3 weeks. Summer camp is not for the faint hearted.
What I have really liked is they show me respect.
They know that I am right there with them. I will certainly do it again next year.
The more you do it the better it gets

[acjade]

Working my tits off too. Post graduates off to Europe are a test of steel. Produce or what?

But it's great. I think God loves me.

[con's fly is open]

These summer camps are a macho teaching: gruelling schedule, high stress, surprises on short or no notice... I've done so much innovating on the fly.

But God, am I ever burning out! 13 days of teaching left...