Also remember, half of my teaching load is PE so I'm currently teaching baseball and basketball units to my Grade 11/12 boys.
Now that the Great Wall is done, my weeks look like this:
Monday: Volleyball after school, then a short trip to the gym if I have the energy.
Tuesday: Student badminton club (me and a few teachers will often play. And again, with a short stop at the gym afterward)
Wednesday: More volleyball (and I get together with a crew from school to test out new restaurants around the town I live in)
Thursday: Basketball (often staff vs. Boys bball team every second week)
Friday: Generally reserved for BBQ on a patio somewhere, after a trip to the gym
Saturday/Sunday: Who knows. Last weekend it was sports day on Saturday and an Ultimate Frisbee tourney on Sunday, the Great Wall Race was the week before, and this weekend it's volleyball.
Most of the time we're playing amongst ourselves, which is a lot of fun. But there's always something happening. I've been going like a madman for the past few weeks and would love a weekend off. But at the same time, I live for this stuff. I love being active and I'm super competitive, so anything I can get into I'll sign up for. But I just can't keep up. I've got turf rash from Ultimate last weekend, my knees are aching from volleyball practice last night, my achilles is still tender from running, and my abs are sore from Tuesday's workout. The invitations for baseball, squash, ball hockey, etc. keep pouring in and I keep having to say no. All this work stuff sure gets in the way of having fun.
But really, I can't complain. This is a good life.
Now, if only I could import my friends/family into this fantasy I call my reality. Then, mes amis, I could taste a bit of perfection. For now (and as always) much love from China as I tick the days off the calendar. 29 turns of our planet and I'm home in Vic. See ya'll on Canada Day, which will be here soon enough.
T
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