Sorry I never posted a blog about me leaving China. I was so caught up in leaving that I didn't have time to write out all that was happening. So now, at 1:50am (got to love jet lag), I will tell you all about my last day at SFCV.
So I decided I wanted one last primary class before I left at noon on Wednesday. I wanted it to be a fun day!! I told the kids it was a party! I prepped for Bingo and was ready to play Teacher vs. Students with them. It turned out to be a very fun class! We were all laughing and I was just goofing around with them soaking up the moment. When it was time to go, I usually always tell them: " Have a great day! See you tomorrow!" But this time I couldn't. Trying not to cry, I told them I was leaving today and that I had such an amazing time teaching English with them.
Then, Teacher Wang told the kids to give me something. All of the kids had made me necklaces and drawn pictures. Each picture was so unique but mostly all of them wrote they loved me. Now, this is when I broke down crying. Shelby held my hand the whole time and the kids then left for lunch. I kept crying and crying, looking at each picture they drew for me. After class, I was a complete mess. I kept crying that I barely even said goodbye to a lot of the kids. I made sure to say goodbye to Wendy and Stacey but it was still hard for me to even do that.
I never expected having such a hard time leaving these kids. Throughout the week, I knew it was almost time for me to leave. But knowing I was probably going to come back next summer, really helped me cope with leaving....until it came to Wednesday and I was actually...leaving.
These kids helped me realize how much I love to teach. Yes they can be dysfunctional, yes they can not pay attention during reading time, and yes, they can get so loud I have to be angry but they are my kids and I love them for that!
My primary kids:
