I lifted weights after work yesterday. I’m always sore and something is in pain lately, but Groundslam’s physical trainer Take-san advised me to try lifting little by little and see what I could do, and of course, if I feel a lot of pain, don’t do THAT. So I didn’t do any heavy lifting, just light reps, and this morning I feel good. Like….not broken. Kind of the opposite… as if I were coming apart at the seems and somebody put glue in the open spaces.<\/p>\n
Does that make sense to anybody?<\/p>\n
Thanks, Take-san. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n
At work, one of my students, a young 11-year-old girl, gave me a pen!!! \ud83d\ude00 A Winnie the Pooh Pen! It makes sense because every time I teach her, I bring in a NEW PEN, to try and get some kind of reaction out of her, which is usually a slight smile.<\/p>\n
She’s the little one who never talks unless it’s to repeat something, and I can never hear her. And she looks like she’s afraid of the world. (I like her a lot…although I’ll always feel guilty about the time I tried to force her to speak by starring at her until she said something, and she walked away looking like she wanted to cry ;__; I feel soooo guilty.) But anyway, she’s sweet and she gave me a pen in a Disneyland bag. Our conversation went like this
\ngirl: *slowly slowly hands me the bag. I can see there’s something long inside*
\nRoxy: For me? \ud83d\ude00
\ngirl: blank expression
\nRoxy: Me? present?
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: Oh thank you!!! \ud83d\ude00 *Takes it*
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: Can I open it?
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: okay?
\ngirl: *slight nod*
\nRoxy: *openopen* Oh!! It’s a PEN!!! XD YAY, oh thank you!
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: I love it! \ud83d\ude00 It’s Winnie the Pooh! Look, it’s rainbow colors! Haha I love pens. Thank you, (insert name here)
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: When did you go to Disneyland?
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: DID you go to Disneyland?
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: When did you do? *points to calendar*
\ngirl: *eyes flick to calendar*
\nRoxy: Disneyland or Disney Sea?
\ngirl: *slight smile*
\nRoxy: ….
\ngirl: ….
\nRoxy: Well, that’s okay. Thank you! \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00 Okay, what day is today?
\ngirl: Today is August 18th.
\nRoxy: very good. ^^;;<\/p>\n
My other boy student of the same age is remarkable, though. Kids tend to not want to answer unless they understand the question 100%, like the girl above. But I’ve been teaching this boy for exactly half the time of the girl. Our conversation went like this:
\nRoxy: Did you have school this week?
\nboy: School? No.
\nRoxy: Vacation?
\nboy: vacation!
\nRoxy: Did you do something?
\nboy: ??
\nRoxy: beach? travel? games?
\nboy: Disneyland!
\nRoxy: Oh yeah? ‘I went to Disneyland…’
\nboy: I went to Disneyland.
\nRoxy: What attractions do you like?
\nboy: I like Great Thundermountain. And Toy Story (something)
\nRoxy: Oh, Toy story? Is that a ‘jet coaster?’
\nboy: No, shooting.
\nRoxy: SHOOTING?! You?
\nboy: YES \ud83d\ude00
\nRoxy: uh huh. Hey, when’s your birthday?
\nboy: my birthday is ….*checks calendar* November 5th.
\nRoxy: Do you have a party?
\nboy: Yes. <\/p>\n
etc etc etc That’s good for his level. EBS chapter 20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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