all right you guys I want to tell you 好的，我想告诉你
about VIP kid China trip des 3des and 关于3ds的VIP儿童中国之旅，以及
honestly the only thing we did the whole 老实说，我们唯一要做的就是
trip it'll be worth it because you know 旅行是值得的，因为你知道
you're teaching teach and teach and they 你在教教书，他们
seem so far they are so far away and 似乎到目前为止，他们是如此遥远，
it's just so wonderful that we got to 太好了，我们必须
actually meet and hug our students today 今天真的见面并拥抱我们的学生
so I did a video earlier about the gifts 所以我之前拍了一段关于礼物的视频
I got ready for the students and how I 我已经为学生们做好了准备，
picked the students to invite basically 基本上挑学生邀请
there are seven of us who on the trip we 我们当中有七个人
each got to invite ten students some had 每个人都邀请了十个学生
more students come than others and eight 来的学生比其他人多，八个
of my students came and it was wonderful 我的学生来了，真是太好了
and I just can barely even put into 我什至几乎不能投入
words how grateful I am to have finally 最后我有多感激的话
gotten to meet these families the thing 遇到这些家庭的事情
is like they have put in time with me 就像他们和我在一起
and they have spent money on our lessons 他们花了钱上我们的课
and they have worked hard to prepare for 他们已经努力准备
the lessons and it's just it's so 课程，就是这样
different than being a classroom teacher 不同于课堂老师
but it's so special so for all of you 但它是如此特别，对你们所有人来说
teachers out there who are watching this 那里的老师
I want you to know what you're doing 我想让你知道你在做什么
matters and even if you never get to 很重要，即使你永远都不会
connect with your students in person you 亲自与学生联系
are building real relationships with 正在与建立真正的关系
real students and as I show you pictures 真正的学生，正如我向您展示的图片
and videos please like if you can put 和视频请喜欢，如果你可以放
yourself in my shoes because you deserve 自己穿上我的鞋子，因为你应得的
to meet your students and I hope someday 认识你的学生，希望有一天
you will get to and it's just a really 你会去的，这只是一个真正的
special thing so it's pretty much all we 特殊的事情，所以我们差不多
did today and that was plenty so the day 今天做了，所以那天很多
had only two parts the Meetup and then 聚会只有两个部分，然后
the free afternoon to spend with your 与您度过的免费下午
student so they will purposely left the 学生，所以他们会故意离开
afternoon free so you could spend it 下午有空，所以你可以花点时间
with our student so first we get to this 与我们的学生，所以首先我们要了解这一点
it's like a hotel conference center and 这就像一个酒店会议中心，
they had it set up and there was big 他们已经建立好了
tables big round tables so that you 大圆桌，让你
would sit with your students that you 会和你的学生坐在一起
invited and we just had time to chat and 邀请，我们只是有时间聊天和
introduce ourselves and 介绍自己，
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nice to meet you can you say welcome to 很高兴认识你，你可以说欢迎
Beijing meeting these students it was 北京见过这些学生
like it was very weird to be honest with 坦白说这很奇怪
you at first because it was like I know 起初你是因为我知道
you but you don't know me really so I 你，但你真的不认识我，所以我
would like ask them for hug and they 想请他们拥抱，他们
look at me I told them it was as almost 看着我，我告诉他们差不多
like I told my husband it was like 就像我告诉我丈夫那样
meeting Santa if you believe didn't 如果你不相信的话会见圣诞老人
Santa Ana you know like you're real so I 圣安娜，你知道你是真实的，所以我
had mostly girls like one boy and they 大部分女孩像一个男孩，他们
were mostly shy but then they warmed up 大多害羞，但后来他们变热了
to me I got to meet so many wonderful 对我来说，我遇到了很多美好的事物
students and then they had an activity 学生，然后他们进行了一项活动
planned a couple activities planned 计划了几次活动
first we all got to give a speech the 首先，我们都必须发表演讲
teachers got to give a speech I just got 老师要发表我刚刚的演讲
to thank them and tell them some 感谢他们并告诉他们一些
memories smartest students 回忆最聪明的学生
hardest-working students and you inspire 最勤奋的学生，你会激发灵感
me to learn too so thank you 我也要学习所以谢谢
and then they came up and they printed 然后他们出现并打印
presented us with a trophy and that was 给了我们一件奖杯，那是
really a surprise and then we got to do 真的很惊讶，然后我们要做
this calligraphy activity with the kids 和孩子们一起做这个书法活动
it was just great it went so fast it was 太好了，它是如此之快
like a blur and there were kids 像迷离一样，有孩子
everywhere between between the seven of 在七个之间
us there was like over 40 students 我们那里有40多名学生
running around and it was just it was 跑来跑去，就是
fun it was just a fun festive exciting 有趣，这只是一个有趣的节日
celebration and then one of my students 庆祝，然后我的一个学生
Coco who have taught I don't know how 教过我的可可不知道
many times dozens and dozens of times 很多次
her parents were both there and they 她的父母都在那里，他们
invited me and teacher Kelly to go with 邀请我和老师凯利一起去
them and explore the city so we went to 他们去探索城市，所以我们去了
it's kind of like I eat Street like a 就像我在街上吃饭一样
it's kind of touristy which we loved we 这是我们爱我们的旅游胜地
had to go see different stores and food 不得不去看不同的商店和食物
and the whole time we're just talking 一直以来我们都在谈论
which is pretty I mean she doesn't have 这很漂亮，我的意思是她没有
very much English yet she's still 非常英语，但她仍然
learning and she was very shy to speak 学习，她很害羞
to me at first but by the end of the 首先给我，但到最后
night we had her singing and we had her 晚上我们有她唱歌，我们有她
telling about her school whoa which one 讲述她的学校，哪位
is your favorite the peach do you know 你最喜欢桃子吗？
this word this is cherry and you know 这个词是樱桃，你知道
this one pineapple yeah 这个菠萝是的
the parents had very solid English that 父母英语说得很扎实
was really nice we went on the subway we 真的很好，我们去地铁了
went on buses we went out over the city 上了公车，我们出城了
I mean it was just it was a dream come 我的意思是那只是一个梦想的到来
true it really was and I was just so 是的，确实如此，我就是这样
grateful and Kelly and I just kept 感激和凯利，我只是一直
looking each other like best day ever 彼此看起来像有史以来最好的一天
it was just so fun and it was so 太有趣了，太好了
adventurous and we ate some crazy foods 冒险，我们吃了一些疯狂的食物
I'll show you some pictures we got back 我给你看一些我们回来的照片
to our hotel at like 8 or something and 到8点左右的酒店
we were just exhausted it was such a 我们只是筋疲力尽了
great day so teachers keep teaching you 美好的一天，所以老师继续教你
are building relationships with your 正在与您建立关系
students these are real kids who truly 这些是真正的孩子的学生
truly appreciate everything that you are 真正欣赏你的一切
doing for them and put your whole heart 为他们做，全心全意
into it and my team my my only advice 我和我的团队是我唯一的建议
for you teachers is really invest in 对你来说，老师真的很投资
your regulars I know some people teach 你的常客我知道有人教
mostly trials or whatever they just have 主要是审判或他们所拥有的任何东西
a lot of people coming and going but 很多人来来去去，但是
whoever your regulars are get to know 无论您的常客是谁
them whatever system you need to like 他们无论您需要什么系统
make lists about them and keep track of 列出他们并跟踪
their birthdays and where they live and 他们的生日以及他们的住所和
who's in their family and their 他们的家人和他们的家人
interests it matters these are real kids 重要的是这些是真正的孩子
and I really believe the foundation to 我真的相信
any learning any good teaching 任何学习任何好的教学
relationship is a friendship like a 关系就像一个友谊
relationship with your student you have 与你的学生的关系
to care about them so that's what I 关心他们，所以我就是这样
wanted to tell you and I hope you enjoy 想告诉你，希望你喜欢
still look at some of these pictures 还是看看其中一些图片
from the Meetup it was wonderful bye 从见面会再见
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