New Teacher

Last year all of the Hardins were taking classes at Mandarin Capital.  This school helps foreigners learn Chinese.  We really liked the school and  our teachers.  However, I was not as happy with what we were paying for Liam's  and Eryn's class and what they learned.  It seemed like a lot to pay for the results (which were very few).  So I did not enroll them again once we returned after the summer.  I knew I wanted them to learn Chinese, but was not sure how to go about it.  Hallie and I continued to have classes once a week.  Jon did not have as much time and his teacher left to have a baby.

Then Tina (Hallie's teacher) told me that she was starting a new job and would probably not be able to be Hallie's teacher much longer.  Then Judy (my teacher) got a new job too.  It seemed like a good time to take a break from Chinese class.

I remembered meeting a lady on the street once.  She gave me her card and told me that she was a Chinese teacher.  I hunted her card down and e-mailed her.  She quoted her price per hour for lessons and then a day or so later told me that that if Jon, Hallie and I all take lessons then she will teach Liam and Eryn for free for 3 months!

We had our introductory lesson this past Friday.  We will start classes next week.   We are looking forward to learning more and more importantly developing a relationship with our new teacher, Cherry.