Oh boy, teaching is hot and hard work. Today we headed to the Foreign Trade University and taught our first classes. Of course, first we had to make it to the campus in a cab that was weaving in between scooters and lots of honking horns. we did get to see some additional neighborhoods of Hanoi, here there are tree lined streets with old French architecture, no plastic chairs or people cooking on the curb.
We were warmly welcomed at the school, where there are thousands of students. After a bit of confusion about who was to be where, we were thrust into role of visiting professor, something of a shock. And....no air conditioning so it was somewhat like teaching in a hot yoga setting, I was just dripping. I taught two sessions of presentation skills. One thing's for sure, fear of public speaking is not limited by culture or language. It was fascinating to watch the students gain some confidence their skills. They are bright, eager and very funny! Now I'm exhausted. Waiting for the rest of our team to return, out to dinner and the Water Puppet show tonight,
Trying to figure out how to be a better teacher,
Barbara
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