Tomorrow is a very busy day for me. I have more appointments with the directors of marketing for the top five-star hotels in the city. I begin my day in Pudong at 9 AM Grand Hyatt in the famous Jin Mao tower (google it!). Afterwards I visit its even more famous (and taller) neighbor the Park Hyatt in the newly completed World Financial Center (google it!). Then back to Puxi at 12:30 to check out suites and meeting rooms in the Hilton, and lastly I top it all off with an appointment at the Ritz at 2:30. I better not wear heels!
After my appointments are over, I will rush back to Pudong to meet Vivian for her tutoring. It is going well; except for yesterday when she did not bring any of text books with her. Without a reference I found it difficult to remain on track. Feeling uneasy, I decided to switch gears and run some diagnostics. I quickly jotted down math problems, vocabulary words and science terms we’ve previously covered for her to try. Based on her performance I chose the discussion topics on which to focus. Although it can be frustrating at times when her lightbulb simply refuses to turn on, I try not to stress about it too much because my main job is simple: to encourage her to speak English.
From my prompts and prying questions, I am learning a lot about the life of a 12 year old girl! I am also very fortunate because Vivian’s mother is very relaxed. According to the agency who set me up with Vivian, most parents of students are controlling monsters with ridiculous expectations. On the contrary, Vivian’s mother is sweet and even feeds me oranges when I “look hungry,” whatever that means. Speaking of hunger, Sarah Adams said that I look like I have lost ten pounds since this summer. My clothes are looser....I guess it’s because I’ve been so busy and don’t go out as much as I used to! I am literally working my butt off :)
Vivian has her first round of tests coming back next week. I hope she does well and that I can take a little credit.
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