Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Miscommunications

So on Tuesdays and Thursdays we have to teach two afternoon Chinese classes. There are about twenty to thirty kids and most of them don't speak a lick of English so Keegan and I mostly sing duets to the kids. They are mostly babysitting classes. So last Thursday the Chinese teacher had left and the kids went completely insane. Screaming at each other, hitting each other, running around, and anything else that 5-6 year olds like to do. While I tried to control the class Keegan left to go find the teacher. When she finally found her she tried to explain to the teacher with hand motions that when we're talking the kids shouldn't be talking. So the teacher followed Keegan back into the classroom. We thought that she had solved the problem until the Chinese teacher ran up to Keegan, clothespins in hand. For some odd reason the teacher had translated Keegan's "talking" hand motions into us needing clothespins :) I love the miscommunications here.

2 comments:

  1. Mom thinks that understanding the challenges of miscommunication will just get you ready for marriage. Mom has often wanted me to calm down and I have thought she simply wanted clothes pins.

    Dad

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  2. Your blog is really fun to read! Sounds like quite an adventure indeed!
    My friend Cynthia is over there, too.
    Don't bring home any of the food, but please bring home some clothespins.

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