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.
Baijiu factory in Luzhou
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.
I rode my by to the small man-made lake near my apartment.
Student leaders interviewing candidates to be volunteers.
More of the view from my apartment.
Relaxing at a small man-made lake near my apartment.
Mooncakes. These treats are given out during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional celebration of harvest.
Statue park in Luzhou…yes, they are statues of drunk people.
Sunrise from September 30.
Sunrise from September 30.
One of my classrooms
Megs the Wanderer 