BORN IN THE U.S.A!!!!!!

You may recognize a few of these iconic American staples. Even the ol' Governator made his way into Dalian, China. (the pics about a block away on the wall of a gym! awesome. Ahh-nold is ahhhsome.) Can you imagine him speaking Chinese?:) KFC, McD's and Wal-Mart/WarMar, are about a 15 minute bus ride away. Always a safety net when sick of Chinese food or Chinese stores, or......china.. I think I already said it, but McD's was bomb. KFC was okay, about like U.S. A little cheaper. Wal-Mart is very similar, only the food section is much different, and, things are a lot cheaper. The city is really enjoyable with lots and lots of stores. Learning how to bargain. key. The "ert of pastry" is great. We see a lot of Chinglish and I am trying to take pics of them all.

Today was our first day of teaching! Amanda was up to the block first, 8 am class. Reports indicate it went well and her students were great. 18 students. 5 classes a week, once a day. I went last, at 3:15. Had to sweat it out all day. 26 students, not bad. Did some introductions, we have Chinese Teacher assistants who can speak English to help us. Which was a life saver. No A/C in the room, 6th floor of that massive building I posted a pic of earlier, so you're really sweating it out. Plus, the teacher stands up on a platform so you're really the focal point. My student's English levels varied, okay at best. They definately read and write better than they speak. All of them were really nice and payed attention, respectful. Only four guys in the class though. yikes. survived though. It's going to be tough to bring their English levels up, but we are hoping for the best.

If you have any questions for us, please just post them to our blog or email. You can also find us on MSN messenger, amandadelgado2@hotmail.com, dannyboypoly@hotmail.com. More updates soon, thanks for your prayers.