Outdoor English Corner

Waiting for the students to arrive

Last night was Canaan Land Cafe's first English Corner, something the cafe/English training school plans to do every Saturday evening.  I was honored to be asked to speak with the high school age group and my friend, Jess, worked with the younger kids.  

The fearless leaders at the Cafe (and one cute boy who joined the photo)

There was a great turnout and lots of curiosity from people on the street.

Jess and I intently trying to learn names and get to know the students.

The boy in the yellow shirt followed me there and kept hitting on me--not the highlight of the night.

Playing games as a group

They followed the rules well and we were both very impressed by everyone's English level.

In my group, we discussed American high schools and compared them with Chinese high schools.  One of the more significant differences?  American high schoolers are done by 3pm while Chinese high schoolers are at school until 8pm every night.  Other differences included Chinese students wear uniforms, sometimes live in dorms at their high school, only attend high school if they can test into it, they cannot date (except secretly), and they could not even imagine having their own car and driving to school.  It was a good discussion--educational for both me and them.

 

At the end of the night, most young people said they planned to come back next week.  May Canaan Land Cafe be a place where students feel safe to come and study, learn, and find Truth.