Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Small Victories

I think I am now considered one of his friends. It’s so great! He’s adorable. Wouldn’t you want to be his friend?

He gets excited when I come to the house and he even calls me “Amlee” now. I feel so special. PS This is Scott’s little boy, Nathan. It is probably partly because I play with him when I’m at their house. It’s hard to resist his adorable Chinese/English/Nathan talk.

So the last day of the month is here. They always seem to sneak up on me! I’ve survived my first month of school as a “true” teacher. Wow. As I learned tonight, “wo lie luh” – I’m tired. :) Yeah for Chinese lessons.

That is another small victory. I’m getting better at picking out words I know and guessing meaning. Before I kept trying to figure out each word. Tonight I guessed the meaning from the words I did understand. That’s a good beginning!

I’m off to bed. Hope you enjoy these pictures of Nathan Huang. I love to watch him when I’m at their house.

He kind of looks like an elf. So cute.
I told him to smile and he even did a little pose. What a stud.

2 comments:

John the DAD said...

Hi Amberlee,
Or should I call you Amlee with a funny Chinese accent?! It would probably sound like Amleeee...
The photos of Nathan are really cute. Nice you are now his friend.
GLAD you have survived your first month as a "true" teacher! We sure are proud of you!
Nice you are learning Chinese. Way to go!
See you in Taipei in four weeks and two days!!!
Love,
Dad

Connie said...

He's darling. Enjoyed the pictures. You are so smart, you'll probably end up with a fair command of the language when you finish this adventure.

Love you, Grandma