This morning a van was supposed to pick us up from school to take us to the airport. However, a car showed up and the driver seemed to think he was only supposed to take one person to Taipei. We lost twenty minutes there arguing with him to try to get us there. In the end I was perfectly comfortable riding in the front while the four kids had to cram in the back together. About an hour into our two hour ride, one of the boys told me he had to go to the bathroom. I asked if he could hold it until we got to the airport and he said yes but his face told me no. So we pulled over at a wayside rest and watched him literally sprint to the public toilets. After ten minutes in there he comes out and the first thing he says upon arrival is "Teacher, I thought you said they would have tissue paper here." Sigh, how was I supposed to know that a random wayside rest between Taichung and Taipei wouldn't have toilet paper in the men's room?
Now I'm patiently waiting for the kiddos to return to me at the gate. We are due to depart at 11:25 and I threatened them that if they were not here by 11:00, I would find them and send them back to the school without being able to go to Hong Kong first! I'm hoping that shallow threats will work so we'll see.
Being an Asian mother for these two days will be interesting to say the least. I am looking forward to the stories I will have after this weekend and you should too! (It will probably be an awesome blog post)
Wish me luck!
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