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.

Relaxing at a small man-made lake near my apartment.

I rode my by to the small man-made lake near my apartment.

Statue park in Luzhou…yes, they are statues of drunk people.

Baijiu factory in Luzhou

One of my classrooms

Sunrise from September 30.

More of the view from my apartment.

The Yangze River in Luzhou

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.

Student leaders interviewing candidates to be volunteers.

Sunrise from September 30.

Mooncakes. These treats are given out during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional celebration of harvest.