Exercise Time

I have a pretty long commute in the mornings now. I work about 40 minutes away at a Kindergarten in Fengyuan. I find it helpful to wake up early, drink some coffee and then listen to some heart-thumping, wake you up kind of tunes on the way to work. Usually, I still feel reasonably awake by the time I get there, and ready to tackle a classroom of 15 barely contained 3 year olds. First up is Exercise Time, or 15 minutes of trying to get my students to line up, pay attention to the teacher leading the exercises, reasonably mimic said movements, and *not* hit each other instead of all of the above. This is proving to be rather difficult.

But it turns out that exercise time isn't only for Kindergarten. On my way to work the other morning, I spotted a car dealership with all the employees standing on the sidewalk out front. Near the door was the manager leading them in exercises. In suits and skirts and whatnot, these guys were touching their toes, stretching their arms, and doing full on calesthenics! My head whipped around for a second glance, before I thought better about taking my eyes off the road for any number of seconds in the morning traffic. It was a great sight to start the day!