# 49 Job

     At first, I have to say that life of students from American and China has a lot of different. For example, many American students choose to have internships or find some part-time jobs, even help neighbors to get some pocket money. In contrast, Chinese students always spent their holidays attending lots of classes outside the school so as to keep up other students. And since the age limits, we can’t look for part time job until 18 years old.

     I don’t know whether this can be count as a job since I didn’t sign any contract and didn’t get adequate payment. Last summer is the most relax summer I have ever had, so when my mom’s colleague ask me to taught her girl play the piano for a while, I accepted. In that two month, I went to my mom’s co-worker’s home once a week to teach her daughter. I used to think that it’s a easy task since I was going to teach the most basic part of how to play the piano while I have learn piano more than 10 years and have reached the top level of piano exam. But after I taught her for the first time, I find that it’s really difficult. Although I am familiar with a lot of skills, but it’s hard for me to express them out correctly and vividly. Moreover, I am kind of irritable, but as a teacher, patient is one of the most important requirements. I have to control myself when I told the little girl the gist but she always ignored.

     During the two months’ teaching, I also learned a lot.