lets get down to business

I struck a deal! I spent today meeting with and touring potential sponsors for CAIS' Autumn Moon Family Festival. Ten Ren Tea decided to be a sponsor and donate 500 cups of bubble tea to the event! I got ben and jerry's for lunch.

Tomorrow is my last day of work. It's been fun catching up with old acquaintances and seeing how the school has grown. A very brief reflection on my time in the office. I've taken away:

1. that i should build on business related and more conversational terminology in mandarin. The language used at the functional level is so different from the language used in a classroom, or say to analyze literature. (On a seperate note, I hear that cais is switching from zhuyin to pinyin for the lower school because parents are better able to relate to the roman letterization and assist if there are homeowrk woes. i know my bias, but i've always felt that zhu yin produces more accurate pronounciation, and prevents english from being the dominant language when you're learning as a kid. )
2. In terms of design, i want to know a lot more about outputting. i also realize design and studio art come from different places for me, and for now, i still enjoy the latter much more.
3. Ethics and art should be discussed even in beginning/intermediate level design courses, not only in visual literacy class.
4. As a student at cais, i wasn't aware of how much the teachers and administration are invested in outreach, university panels, and diplomacy aside from teaching and running the school.
5. It's nice working surrounded by people who sing beautifully