Li Xiao Long

I guess you can choose your own name here, so that is my Chinese name. It means “Little Dragon,” which is the Chinese (real) name of Bruce Lee. That is my joke with the ladies – never fails to get a laugh. I like to ask people their name when I meet them – In Chinese this is “Wo Jiao Shenme Mingzi?” Then they ask me my name and I say, “Wo Jiao Li Xiao Long!” For my first two weeks here I was Zheng Leng (Jackie Chan,) but I think Li Xiao Long is better.

Funny enough – I got that job at MAERSK. I guess there were probably two reasons for this: First, I made sure I got paid for the last class, and secondly, I called the guy who seemed to be the decision maker from last time, and told him that I thought that he had make a mistake in not choosing me just because I didn’t have Business English Teaching experience, per se. Anyway, I am glad that I got a call back. I was going to refuse it out of spite, but that wouldn’t do any good. Tonight I had five students; three of them were new from a couple weeks ago. Very smart and good English; First, we started with common American idioms – (the grass is greener on the other side, the early bird gets the worm, etc.) After that, we read an article about recent talks between Korea and China regarding a Free Trade Agreement – it was pretty heavy in high level business terms regarding trade, tariffs, etc. I had them rotate paragraphs, ask me when they needed clarification on words, and, at the end, discuss the overall meaning of the piece. Time flew by and I will employ this format from here on out.

I have been offered a couple other jobs. I have a possibility for one at LG, which is a big Korean-owned company that makes cell-phones and air-conditioning units. So, I can then keep the curriculum that same for both companies. I am happy to have my days filled with the gym, school, and work. It is also really nice that I can do it at my own pace – I need to keep reminding myself that I am very, very fortunate to have this opportunity in life where I can really focus on improving.

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