Christmas, this year (2010), was definitely one to remember, but it didn't feel like Christmas. We had a party for the kindergartners in the morning. Most children showed up in costumes, from ladybugs to witches to reindeer. We were in costumes too. We had a snowman (Libby), Christmas tree (Erin), Santa Claus (Devin), reindeer (Laura), winter princess (Allison), and four elves (Kristi, Lien, Katy and me). I thought it was fun to be in costumes. The children did a nativity scene, which was so cute! The secretaries performed a dance, and the teachers performed a dance. Ours was so cheesy, but it was for the little kidlets' enjoyment. The kids had a costume contest. That explained the costumes. Kind of a weird thing to do on Christmas. It added to the craziness. We had a dance party with the kids and their parents. This was much more fun than the Christmas eve dance party, because the kids wanted to dance and we could be silly. The teachers made a movie about Santa Claus going all over Fengyuan, bringing teachers to the school. At the end of the movie Santa burst through the door and surprised the kids. It was very fun!
Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Chinese Jingle Bells
Nativity Part 1
Nativity Part 2
On the Runway
Kyan the ladybug. Yes, that is a little boy. Hehe!
Gigi and Jenny, the witches
Katrina and Kalen, the reindeer
Enya
My student is the one in the yellow dress, Lori
Leo, the dragon...uh or Santa
Shayla and Raya
Celine, the Angel. At the party, her mother told me that Celine thought that I was the most beautiful of all the English teachers, and that I looked like Ariel (from The Little Mermaid). Haha! I just think she like my hair.
The one in the middle was my student Kendra, the rabbit
The one in the purple was my student Elaine.
Cooper, the pirate
Bryson, the ninja
Emily
Elean, Snow White
Curtis, Buzz Lightyear This is the family that hit my in their car.
The one in the middle is Olivia.
Stanley and Terence, the reindeer
Fairy Dance
Kids at the Christmas Party
Dance Party
This is how Erin feels about being a Christmas tree! My thoughts exactly!
Showing off. Jealous!?
Kristi and Me
Allison and Rex I liked his costume the best!
Frances and Gerald (my bosses, who happen to be married)
The Very Cool Elves Chillaxing Me, Lien, Kristi, Katy
After the party, Frances carted us all off to Sogo (still in costumes) to give out candy to whatever children we may see.
Who needs a sleigh and flying reindeer when you have a Berhan van to ride in style?!
Entering Sogo, via Starbucks
Duel of the Ninja Snowman and the Feisty Christmas Tree!
Kristi, Erin, Lien Suspicious location for Lien's fingers to be. Haha!
Kristi, Lien, Me, Allison
Waiting...
In the mall.
Creepy...
Me and Erin
Abuse of the Snowman Holly, Snowman (Libby), Christmas Tree (Erin), Kristi
Fenny providing relief.
Christmas dinner (lunch) was definitely a cultural experience. Frances treated all the teachers and secretaries to a nice Taiwanese restaurant. We ate family style. All of the dishes were unfamiliar Taiwanese foods, and there were at least ten different ones. They just kept coming. Black chicken and shark fin soup, salad, fried rice with shrimp, some sort of roll with shrimp, shrimp dessert thing, a fish with teeth, a roll with pumpkin in the middle, watermelon, a seafood wrap thing like an egg roll, and I can't remember what else, but everything was very different.
I love your post! This will always be well remembered!!
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