GRATEFUL
I feel like I'm a pretty grateful person but this year I am feeling particularly grateful. I'm not good at expressing myself, but I look around and I see where I am and am so thankful for this opportunity. Many people asked us "why are you going to China?" and many ask us now, "why are you in China?" I still don't know but I'm glad Kim was prompted to come and that we both followed that feeling. Teaching has been difficult and a lot of prep. This week I have taught my classes about Thanksgiving. I played the song "Grateful" sung by Brian Stokes Mitchell. The words say: In a city of strangers I've got a family of friends No matter what rocks and brambles fill the way I know that they will stay until the end. Is that not exactly where we are right now? Our students have accepted us and have wrapped their arms around us and loved us and taken care of us. The other English Teachers are our best friends. The song...