March Forth

Becky is in her 4th week of teaching and it is going great. She has nearly 300 students spread over 5 classes: 1 Oral Speaking, 1 English Writing, and 3 Inter-Cultural Communication.We celebrated Becky's birthday on Monday March, 4. Hooray for first-time birthdays in another country/culture! It is tradition in our new culture to eat long rice noodles (symbolizes long life) and an egg (symbolizes new life). We invited our friends over to make pizza and cupcakes for a small birthday celebration/game night. If you know us at all, you know how domestically-challenged Becky is! You would be so proud of the two of us! We made pizza dough from SCRATCH! We have been hand-washing our dishes and doing our laundry on a regular basis! I know, both moms are in shock right now! 

We celebrated Becky's birthday on Monday March, 4. Hooray for first-time birthdays in another country/culture! It is tradition in our new culture to eat long rice noodles (symbolizes long life) and an egg (symbolizes new life). We invited our friends over to make pizza and cupcakes for a small birthday celebration/game night. If you know us at all, you know how domestically-challenged Becky is! You would be so proud of the two of us! We made pizza dough from SCRATCH! We have been hand-washing our dishes and doing our laundry on a regular basis! I know, both moms are in shock right now! 

Recently we traveled to a nearby city with a friend to meet some students, visit a famous cave, and attend our first Hani culture wedding! This was the first time for these students to meet a native English speaker. It was an honor to spend time with them. 

We ate lunch in a local village surrounding a natural spring. 

We explored a cave and climbed a beautiful mountain with our new friends. Becky tried on handmade minority clothing. 

Weddings in our culture are quite different than those in America. Ceremonies are held inside of the reception/banquet hall while people are eating exquisite meals. Their parents share a few kind words to each of them and they are covered in silly-string and confetti. They are very quick! The bride changes into  traditional culture clothing for the second part of the reception. 

Chris has been asked to help with the College of Business. He will be giving a few lectures and putting his creative mind to work with the Marketing Department. He spent the afternoon with the College of Business officials playing games for their "Field Day"! Camaraderie is beautiful here.