Wow

Today, I walked into my 8am post-graduate oral class just like it was any other day. The class is full of chemistry majors taking English as an elective. The weather is getting colder, and so I was wearing a new warm headband that my Dad sent me from home, a coat, and gloves. As I opened the door, my students looked up and, in unison, said, "Wow."

Um, what?

Then, they started clapping.

I started laughing.

Apparently, seeing your foreign teacher in winter clothing is a big deal. Then, I took off my coat to begin class. Another chorus of "wow". Apparently my green sweater is awesome too.

During the break, two students asked if they could take pictures with me.

Oh, life in China.

Me with a couple of my post-grads: