I went to the Western Campus for the first time this morning. I thought I was just visiting to become familiar with the campus and find my classrooms. However, as we walked inside the main building I was informed that I would be giving a 10 minutes speech about who I was, and then I was ask to “encourage the student to work hard at their English.” What was funnier was that I had about 30 seconds to prepare a speech that 200 freshman would hear.
It went well! It seemed like everything I did brought about mass applause. I told them my name was Brad, applause. I told them I was married, applause. I told them we grew up near Washington DC, earth shattering applause! It was almost like a “State of the Union” address, except that they didn’t stand, and I always had bipartisan support! I ended by telling them they should learn English, and we should learn Chinese so that our two counties could strengthen their friendship. They applauded, and in unison, they said “friendship,” as if they where the Martians from Toy Story.
After my speech I found my classrooms, and I read a book as my escort continued with an hour long speech about the importance of English and their futures…..no applause.
Thank you for thinking about us,
Brad
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International English & Cultural Studies in Langfang, China
Brad and Jess
