by this time of the year, my students and i have all gotten to know each other well (hard to believe it's already NOVEMBER!) and in addition to laughing about lost in translation moments and silliness in general, we share some really cute and sweet inside jokes!
i have one class in particular (we meet on tuesdays and thursdays) that is always requesting to see my muscles. earlier this year, i took delight in their shocked expressions as i flexed my biceps and triceps. some of them literally screamed--they had never seen such defined muscles on a woman!--while others were speechless. it was quite an entertaining moment!
sometime later, they made another request to see my muscles and i obliged. this time, however, i taught them the phrase "the beach is that way!" and pointed my finger from the left to the right to demonstrate the direction. we all had a good hearty laugh as they mimicked me and repeated the phrase to themselves.
and then! the best part! last week, my student abbey looked at me and said, "teacher! the beach is that way!" only she actually used both of her arms to direct me to the beach! i laughed and replied, "but abbey! is the beach in both directions?!?" when she realized the humor in her motions, she laughed as did the rest of the class. then she explained, "teacher, the beach really is this way and that way!" she referenced a funny korean commercial and changed the lyrics from korean to english to illustrate her point. she said, "this way, that way, this way, that way!" while she was "flexing" her muscles. that jingle caught on quickly in the class and pretty soon, we were all singing, this way, that way, this way that way! so creative, so witty, so sweet!
abbey! the beach is that way!
abbey and erin! that way, this way, that way, this way!
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