You May Say I'm a Dreamer...

As you all know, I have traveled across the world to teach English to kids. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but after teaching for a week in a Cambodia I can honestly say that this is probably the best life decision I’ve ever made. Seriously. I teach at an orphanage sponsored by a Chicago based NGO called New Day. I have a class of 27 Khmai kids ranging from 9 to 15 years old and they are absolutely amazing. They’re SO eager to learn and so respectful and they seem to really have fun in class. I pretty much get to do whatever I want during my lessons because I’m just at this orphanage as a volunteer teacher for 2 weeks and I’m supposed to supplement what they learn out of their textbooks. So my lesson for Friday consisted of me printing out the lyrics to the Glee version of “Imagine,” with some of the words missing, and we listened to it 7 or 8 times while they filled in as many words as they could. We then sang through it a few times, which was just a magical experience. Just imagine 27 adorable Khmai kids singing along to the Glee version of “Imagine.” Amazing. I also printed out the opening monologue from Beauty and the Beast, but I moved the words around in each sentence, so as I read through it they had to put the words in the correct order. They got really competitive with this and would shoot their hand in the air as soon as they finished to let me know they were done already. They get really competitive with pretty much everything, which I totally relate to and absolutely love about them.  I also get to play football (soccer) with them sometimes during their breaks, which is just SO much fun. Just running around and playing with these kids is an uplifting experience.