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We spoke on Friday noon, I got your details through Vocabulix friends. That is similar to what you're teacher is using. It would be best if we could meet or communicate through phone or email.
But I guess that most children are that way. Maybe there are a few children that really want to be educated, but I think that these children grow up to fast. They need to enjoy their childhood.
We spent the entire day doing nothing, just waiting for the night train which would take us into the northern mountain area of Vietnam, close to the Chinese border. The train left at around ten.