March 5, 2018

Ash:  First day of teaching was disastrous! The kids were insane.  There were a few kids that were amazing and participated and the other kids were punks and went crazy and talked Chinese non stop.  It's so awkward when you're trying to get them to say things or do things and they just stare at you.  But oh my they are the cutest kids!

Dad: Cute
Ash: They say my name as teacha asslyn
Aunt Jodi: Sounds like what Pete called you when you guys were little.
Dad: That's close to what your brothers used to call you when they were learning your name.
Aunt Jodi: Tell them to say city sheriff.  See if hey're like Koreans.  Their c sounds more like sh.  When I was in Korea there were a few English things the missionaries thought were funny to have them say.
Ash: I just take it as a term of endearment.  OOOO I'll definitely have to try that on them, I'll record and show you how they say it.
Ash: A couple girls and I went out and explored the city a bit before and after dinner.  We've seen everything from sweat shops to endless amounts of light shops.  I've never seen people more confused than these people when we asked them to take our picture.  I think we almost got hit by a car a dozen times, they're crazy dirvers!  It's okay, we're alive.
Mum: That's cute ashie poo.  Keep them coming.
Dad: All the kids look half asleep
Nonny:  Cute little kids.
Dad: Looks like fun
Ash: My kids grab my hair and say "yallow yallow" it's pretty funny!
Aunt Jodi: You should play red light, green light with them.
Ash: Smart!
Nonny: That's pretty amazing that these little kids are taught respect at such a young age
Ash: It really is amazing!
Aunt Jodi: Those kids are adorable
Aunt Jodi: You should teach them the primary song once there was a snowman.
Nonny: The videos/photos are awesome.  Is it starting to be less stressful/more fun?
Ash: Good idea with once there was a snowman.  And no, I don't really like teaching yet, it's still pretty stressful.
Aunt Jodi: Hey Bina teach them the do as I'm doing song.
Nonny: Good idea Jodi
Aunt Jodi: I'm trying to think of all the songs we sing in primary that the kids love
Ash: Oh yeah that's an easy song.  What else? We have a hard time coming up with easy sons to sing.
Aunt Jodi: You should look at the primary song book.  There are lots of nonreligious songs you can sing in there.  You know what else you should look at the Sunbeam lesson manual for lesson ideas and material.  Most of the Sunbeam lessons have a lot of nonreligious lesson material.  Like love the animals, we're thankful for water, eat healthy foods I love my family.
Dad: An you could change some of the words in some of the songs to make them nonreligious.  Like "book of Buddha stories" instead of book of mormon stories. jajajaja.
Ash: Would it be easy to find objects that relate to the lessons in the manual?
Aunt Jodi: Yes indeed
Aunt Jodi When you get in the LDS gospel library the Sunbeam manual is Primary 1
Aunt Jodi: And if you have the LDS music app then you can play primary songs with music and kids singing.
Ash: I do lesson planning tomorrow so this will help a ton!
Aunt Jodi: Sing Old MacDonald had a farm and Wheels on the bus.