Teaching

Included here are pictures from the Dyned lab that I resurrected (see earlier posts,) a somewhat impromptu “Materials Creation Seminar” that Geoff’s school put on, and assorted pictures from my “English for other subject teachers” class which was quite a lot of fun while it lasted. In case you’re wondering, the woman with the video camera is Geoff’s director, who insisted on taping and photographing us while we watch a carefully choreographed display lesson. I started taking pictures of her taking pictures, which led to an endless feedback loop that we both enjoyed thoroughly.




Teachers’ Day Party

Teachers' day occurs the week before Tsaagan Sar (the lunar New Year.) My school rented out a nice Chinese restaurant and provided no small amount of merriment. Trinh showed up, and the ceremony turned into a dance party. He has often been known to have this effect.





Teachers’ Day Performances

What is a holiday without a series of hastily-prepared musical performances? I had the honor of leading the Foreign Language department in a round of “We are the World,” singing a duet version of a wonderful Mongolian song roughly translated as “Traveling Bird,” and whipping out Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C-Sharp Minor. The sustain pedal broke about a measure after I started, leading to an electrician, the music teacher, and me awkwardly trying to fix it in front of the entire staff for almost ten minutes. I eventually gave up on that and just played the song without pedal. NICE.