Here are a few photos from September. In addition to teaching, I traveled to Luzhou (another city in the Sichuan province) to meet up with other Peace Corps Volunteers. We imbibed on local food and drink, which included a tour of the Baijiu (grain alcohol) factory. Earlier in the month, I began teaching Speaking and Listening to both Freshmen and Sophomores. I am assigned a language lab and not permitted to take my students outside the classroom. Having these desks and computers is cumbersome and presents challenges to communicative language teaching, but I am making it work. A more detailed post to follow.
One of my classrooms
Mooncakes. These treats are given out during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional celebration of harvest.
Baijiu factory in Luzhou
Sunrise from September 30.
I rode my by to the small man-made lake near my apartment.
The Bookend. This was a project of a previous volunteer–a library of English books and space to have English Corner, a time for students to practice English outside the classroom.
The Yangze River in Luzhou
Relaxing at a small man-made lake near my apartment.
Sunrise from September 30.
Statue park in Luzhou…yes, they are statues of drunk people.
Student leaders interviewing candidates to be volunteers.
More of the view from my apartment.
