That being said, the new teacher, David arrived yesterday. We were all eagerly anticipating his arrival as 1)our lives really aren't that exciting 2)it's always fun to have another foreigner around 3)he is going to take over some of our classes (= less work for us).
We all went out to lunch where we learned some basic information about him. He is from Virginia but grew up mostly in Georgia. He went to the University of Georgia and majored in film studies. After graduation he taught in China at a university similar to ours but a little more north in our province. He can speak Chinese and German and seems really smart. He likes to travel and has been to many places. An interesting fact is that he takes his fold-up bicycle with him wherever he goes - it fits in his suitcase! Overall he seems really nice and easy-going and already seems to fit well with the group. More importantly, however, he's a towering 6'4" and played basketball in high school . . . look out faculty bball tourney - this year team foreign language is going to dominate!
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