Dear friends,
Since school started again, I have not updated as frequently as I did last semester. Don't worry, though, as soon as everything gets rolling again, you will see weekly posts. I'm adjusting back to school life and I've been very busy these past few weeks.

Chia-Ling, my old co-teacher, has received a position at Keelung University (North of Taipei) to teach Curriculum and Instruction in the Education department. Congratulations, Chia-Ling! I am now teaching with a new co-teacher, Yi-Ling (or Janice). Yi-Ling has previously taught English at cram school (buxiban), or schools that teach a subject intensively for two hours or more in the evening after regular day school. So, she is pretty experienced in teaching English. She is very nice and I look forward to spending more time getting to know her.

Here is a picture of Yi-Ling (Janice) and me:

And here is  a picture of me with all my co-teachers, past and present, at Hua Shan Elementary School's English Village classroom:

Pictured above (from left): Me, Ashley, Chia-Ling, and Yi-Ling.

I co-teach with Ashley all the 5th graders at Hua Shan Elementary School. Yi-Ling (Janice) has taken over all of Chia-Ling's old classes so I still co-teach the 4th graders, the 6th graders, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders have their own special English time for half an hour each week. The 4th, 5th, and 6th graders have two periods of Enlish a week.

I look forward to a great semester with my fabulous co-teachers.

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