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Good Afternoon! Welcome to the 2014 \u2013 15 Academic Year at #42 Shijiazhuang Middle School, also known as Hebei International School. We the foreign teachers welcome you to the adventure of learning English, Italian, and Japanese language and culture. When we study a foreign language, we enhance our appreciation of our native language, we open ourselves to new ways of thinking, and we develop new understanding of the world beyond our own neighborhoods.
\nWe have travelled from our own countries, Japan, Italy, England, and USA, to embark with you on this great adventure in the life of the mind. We\u2019ll meet some storms, some doldrums, and some wonderful breezes. Through it all we\u2019ll sail on. We will seem different from your Chinese teachers, because we are. We have different assumptions, different expectations, and different styles. But we are the same as your Chinese teachers in this way, we all want to help you to grow and learn what you need to know to develop your own lives.
\nAre you ready for this adventure? If you\u2019re scared, it\u2019s a sign you know that big things are ahead. If you\u2019re confident, it\u2019s a sign you\u2019ll be tested. We\u2019re all \u201cin the same boat\u201d and together we\u2019ll sail.
\nOnward then, let\u2019s go.<\/p>\n
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