Today I took a student into town with me to help me find and purchase an okarina. It is an instrument very similar to a recorder, except that it is now long as much as triangular with curves. We went to E-Mart where a store assistant, or three, helped us learn where we could buy one. One lady called her husband for instructions on where and how to get there. We took a bus to the Siji highschool area and went into a student store. I bought a plastic okarina to learn on. If I enjoy it and become good with it, I will buy a more expensive one. This is good for starters though.
A side note: Relations between teachers and students here are closer than allowed in the states. I suppose it would be considered unprofessional to be friends with students. I do not allow classtime and the relationships outside of class to interfere with their learning. As I have seen here, it seems that the students who have these closer relationships with their teachers actually study better. They are less frustrated and depressed. Knowing this, I will try to learn my students' minds better so that I can help them to learn better. Adjusting to teaching in the United States after this will take getting used to.
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