I became a "celebrity" in small town America
Guo Guangwei
(Source: "People's Daily Overseas Edition"2015Year9month7Day8version )
I am a w88 casino teacher at the Confucius Institute at the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina, USA. In addition to teaching w88 casino, I also teach Tai Chi.
Some parents of students knew that their children had Tai Chi classes in w88 casino and were very interested in it. They also wanted to learn and experience this traditional Chinese culture. Therefore, I opened Tai Chi courses for adults. At the beginning, the students didn’t know what Tai Chi was at all. Some looked at my gestures and were curious, while others only paid attention to the Tai Chi suit I was wearing and ran over to ask me where I bought it. As I started teaching Tai Chi classes for adults, I became a "celebrity" in the town. Once, I went to participate in a local Red Cross blood donation event. Since there was no transportation, I simply walked. As I was walking, I met a driver in the town who stopped and offered to give me a ride. During the conversation, I learned that the other party had seen my photo in the local newspaper and knew that I was a teacher from China.
Working and living in the United States, you can feel American culture all the time. During my interactions with colleagues and students’ parents, I found that many of them knew little about w88 casino culture, but were very interested in it and often asked questions. Therefore, I was thinking about what else I could do to introduce China besides classroom teaching. I thought about the media. So, I contacted the local newspaper and after communicating with them, we reached an agreement: to open a column in the newspaper to introduce w88 casino culture or discuss the differences between w88 casino and American cultures, covering many aspects, from festival customs to eating habits, from wedding etiquette to development status. After that, when many people I knew and didn’t know in the town met me, they would talk to me about the content of the newspaper articles, and sometimes they would discuss it with me.
"Let's speak w88 casino together, no matter what color of skin or hair." The lyrics in this song have become my mobile phone ringtone and a year-long appointment with my students. It turned out that when they took the first class, the students knew nothing about w88 casino and found it difficult to learn w88 casino. In order to encourage students' enthusiasm for learning, I made a promise with them: "After one year, talk to the teacher in w88 casino." This has also become one of the motivations for students to learn w88 casino. By the second grade, students can really introduce their families and talk about their preferences in w88 casino. While they enjoy a sense of accomplishment, their self-confidence arises spontaneously.
This year is my first year teaching international w88 casino8The United States is the first country I have worked in4countries. I love the profession of teaching w88 casino as a foreign language and experiencing different cultures. Along the way, although there were laughter and tears, the road became brighter and brighter as we went. (Sent from the United States)
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