To welcome an old friend back to Taiwan and to celebrate Christmas, I decided to bring them to a baking workshop to make some holiday edition cookies. I had no prior knowledge of making cookies, so this was a very exciting challenge for me. Since I want the canes to have three different colors, it…

On December 25th, we celebrated the last Christmas of the decade with the kids at orphanage. This month, we have six small stations. Initially, one of the stations was suppose to be scavenger hunt, but we couldn’t come up with fun clues so we decided to freestyle an activity requiring balloons.   Having one of…

This month’s theme in Thanksgiving. We wanted to share some of the western culture with the kids, but we have to be cautious of how we introduce this holiday because “family” may be a sensitive topic to these kids. We came up with two activities, one indoor and one outdoor. Preparation   Teaching Vocabulary  …

Drill plans: 10/7 Reflection: First drill is effective. I will let the girls do it next practice too. For the second drill, I realize that the girls are running slowly. I need to modify the drill so that they will try their hardest in running down the field. Maybe I can add a third person…

Orphanage Club holds an event at the Children’s Home every month. Our goal is to help the orphans learn English in an enjoyable way and possibly bring them happiness. The theme we chose for September is Teacher Day.  Reflection: I think it was a good idea to give the kids an opportunity to express their…

I officially signed up for the competition in mid-August, when I came to the realization that I need a goal to work towards. I haven’t attended a competition since middle school, when my flexibility greatly worsened. For the coming five years, I still diligently went to practice at least once every two weeks, but I…