While she looks like a veritable badass in this picture taken exactly 4 months ago, Shannon is my hardest working sweetie who studies in all of her spare time and always has the most focused expression on her face.
Shannon was the one that asked me oh, so politely after I showed my students their first American television series (Once Upon a Time with Chinese subtitles), what the word "kiss" meant. "I tried looking in the book and also in the dictionary and I couldn't find it anywhere!" That's what she said to me as I looked at her incredulously. When I told her the meaning, her face turned bright red and she ran from my presence. My heart melted.
Shannon is also the one that I watch The Amazing Race with while she writes down every word that she hears - she studies so hard that she can recognize words and write them down! I'm so proud of her!
Imagine my surprise when Shannon sought me out after classes and handed me an apple after Christmas with a special note rolled into it!
I wish you a Merry Christmas Miss Yuan! I know that Saturday is Christmas, I'm going home and you're not here so I can't give this card to you on Christmas Day. I hope that you have a happy winter break! But when you're happy, don't forget about me! Miss Yuan, I don't know how to draw a Santa Claus, so I drew you a few little animals. Please forgive me!
Your student,
Shannon
Shannon is the reason I teach on those cold early Tuesday and Thursday mornings!
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