Last day of class with the visiting students.
Fortunately, the Easter Bunny also left a lovely puzzle of the Seattle skyline when he hopped by this week--perfect activity for students to do while practicing conversational English.
Cool cat with shades (it is so fun to teach jargon and slang), provided live music while the rest of the group puzzled away.
It's been a delight to watch this frosh blossom from shy and uncertain into hamming it up for photos.
And as any PNWesterner knows, one GOES OUTSIDE when the sun shines. It was surprising to all of us, how cold our Siberian scholars were here. They were happy to head out into the sunshine as well for our final choir rehearsal.
Viktoria teaching us a traditional Russian song--something to do with shoes.
Natasha, their head English teacher, left us with this clock made out of birch (the same material used for the banya [sauna]) to count down the hours until our school visits them at Gymnasium #10 in Novosibirsk, Siberia.
...and did you ask Natasha if the clocks counted to eternity?
ReplyDeleteOkay, okay - I'm sure you'd love to visit them on their home turf. I'm sure they would be on their best behavior.
Plus, I wouldn't be responsible for teaching AND there wouldn't be culture clashes that I would have to mediate at all times. So yeah, if a ticket were offered, I would be on a plane.
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