{"id":2828,"date":"2015-03-15T20:52:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T13:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2015-03-15T21:06:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T14:06:01","slug":"wednesday-thru-friday-5-11-13-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2828","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday thru Friday, 5\/ 11-13 \/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEDNESDAY, 5\/11\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that our ayi is back to work, Wednesday\u2019s are an early day for her (and for me). She arrives at 7:45 am. On Mondays and Fridays, she comes in between noon and 1:00 pm. I spend the first part of the morning working on class preparations for tomorrow. I head over for a swim session around 10:30, trying to get out of her way a little bit. After the swim, I came back and she\u2019s finishing up. The rest of my day is spent finishing up my class prep.<\/p>\n

Judy has a regular faculty meeting after school, arriving home late. We finish up the night watching an episode of \u201cNew Girl\u201d. That should demonstrate how desperate the regular television situation is around here.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, 5\/12\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have classes today, so I\u2019m out the door, on my way to the train at 6:20am. The Beijing Subway system had adjusted their fares when we returned to Beijing after the Christmas holidays. The fares used to be 2rmb, no matter how far someone travelled. My travel cost for the train round-trip<\/span> was 4rmb (about 64 cents). Now the fares reflect distance travelled. My trip to school costs 5rmb (84 cents) and going home is 4rmb (64 cents). I\u2019m not sure why it\u2019s different going one way than the other, unless time of day is a consideration.<\/p>\n

After classes, I was able to eat lunch and catch up on what\u2019s happening around school and the southwest side of Beijing. Since it\u2019s early in the semester, I don\u2019t have orchestra club, so I\u2019m able to head home, arriving around 3:00 pm. Judy gets home much later. It\u2019s just like Arlington. She stays busy with classes during the day, and spends a lot of time after school digging through resources and organizing materials for the next day.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, 5\/13\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n

My day is a repeat of Thursday, teaching classes, and traveling back and forth. Judy has a much different day. She has classes straight-thru, all day. Lunch is very short due to talent show auditions. Her Book Week assembly goes well. She spends a lot of time at school closing out the week, and doesn\u2019t get home until nearly 8:00pm. She\u2019s almost ready for a break. We have one coming in two weeks.<\/p>\n

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Judy’s costume for the Book Week Assembly. She’s on the far right if you can’t spot her.<\/p><\/div>\n

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