Some students also help with washing dishes and doing laundry. Trash pick-up is different in Taiwan because rather than leave your garbage can on the side of the street or take your garbage to a big dumpster, you have to carry your garbage outside to the street when you hear the garbage truck coming each night. It plays a song so you know when it is time to head outside and put your trash in the back of the truck.
My students’ parents have all sorts of different jobs, from engineers to radio hosts to restaurant owners!
My students arrive at school by 7:30 in the morning and leave at 4:05 or 5:00 depending on the day of the week.
Most of my students are brought to school by their parents on a scooter or in the car. Some take the bus or walk; those students say they are allowed to go to school by themselves.
All students at my school each lunch in their classroom. The most common answers for their favorite food were “everything” or “chicken!” I have to agree; Taiwanese-style fried chicken is incredible!
My students speak Mandarin Chinese in school but also a little bit of English to be silly. The most common way to say “hello” is "Ni Hao" but to greet a teacher they would say "LaoShi Hao". LaoShi means teacher.
