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Yan and I tried goofing around Sacramento downtown with some Ski gear... 13 more hrs to take off ...Mom and Dad I can't wait to see you!

I volunteered to teach at a public school at Rocklin near Sacramento today. I went there feeling drowsy ..blame it on the lack of workout today. The moment we started I could feel the energy in the room. The 40 kids I taught for 3 hours were so enthusiastic ..I feel like a battery after a recharge. Some interesting observation...things I felt I never did when i went to 3'rd grade. 1. Kids ask so many questions?? ..I hardly asked any at school except when I fell asleep and the teacher caught me napping 2. The questions are not dumb ...they listen to every single word you say. I was taking about the role of a city planner ..and kept using a masculine gender all through to refer to the subject. Shoot question 1. Is the city planner generally a 'He ' Mr Viv??? 3.They make noise but at the count of 5 its pin drop silence.(Gees How many times at BVB have I been sent out for non stop chattering ...) 4.The teacher students ratio was 1:20 and maybe that contributed a lot to the the