First day on the job!

Today was my first day at the new school and it started out a little rough!  I set an alarm incorrectly and got up at 4:40 thinking I was late for work.  So I was showered and ready by 5:19 when my ride wasn't leaving until 7:10 .  I have a new clock...tomorrow should be much better!  I taught three fifth grade classes today that were fun.  The school has asked me to do a play in English with the kids.  I am doing Little Red Riding Hood.  I know I could have picked a title with less R's and L's, but it will be kinda funny for me.  It was a long day at work.  The school has rented a hotel room for me in which I am to NAP from 12-1:30 each day.  Everyone takes a nap here.  I teach until 11:30, lunch quickly, then off to the hotel to sleep.  Back to teach.  Play practice from 4:30 - 5 and then go home about 5:30 or so.  It's a busy day, but it will make the weeks pass quickly.  Tonight when I got home, the host family had a huge dinner with guests planned.  The food was out of this world.  Nothing strange, just all incredibly good!  All home cooked, and so wonderful.  We shared a huge bottle of red wine with toast after toast to me.  I don't mind the toasting, just wish they wouldn't fill my glass so much when they do it! :)  Afterward, the kids and I shared some American internet videos of slam dunk contests and the NBA.  They all like this very much but can't get it on their internet.  The kids played piano for me and all the adults tried hard to translate things on their phones for me.  No one speaks much English and I speak no Chinese, but we do a lot of talking!  I loved this evening.  It was a great family experience.  Tom is a 13 year old boy who game me the name Xiao Ming.  He said if he had an American name (Tom after Tom the cat in Tom and Jerry) then I needed a Chinese name.  I shared some small gifts with them and we had a wonderful evening.  Everyone left early because they had heard the story of me getting up at 4:40 so they figured I needed to go to bed early.  After the wine, they are probably correct!