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Graduation 2018

June 5th, 2018 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

When we first moved to China, these students were in Junior High School.  Now, they’re finishing college: As usual, there were a limited number of spectators:with a limited attention span… This year, the students hung tags around the venue with their post-graduation plans:and each student received a graduation ring:

I’ve been teaching “Business English” to this group of Thai students:You can listen to the song that they sang during the graduation ceremony by clicking Thailand Song.  It might surprise you to know that the lead singer was a boy (with the English name “Boy”).

Other students with interesting “English” names include “Bear” and “Rabbit”:

and “Ricardo,” a unique Mexican-sounding name for a Chinese person who hopes to open a Thai restaurant:Our students invited us to join their graduation party:We enjoyed the fish and duck: and a unique cake with each student’s name on a piece of white chocolate:The “name cards” served as a sweet way to hold a final roll call.  We’ll miss these kids, and hope to keep in touch as they embark on a new chapter of life.

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  • S

    looks like quite the feast!

    So – the key question is – what is everyone doing 2 years from now?

  • Laurie Shoemaker

    Mom looks so Asian with the umbrella over her 😂

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