I had my first afternoon class today. Usual children being hyperactive after lunchtime. Because I was a new teacher, I asked all my classes to ask me any question they wanted to know the answer to of me. Here are some samples.

"Where are you from?"
"How old are you?"

These two would always be the first questions asked. They seemed surprised that I was 25 (26 tomorrow).

"Are you married?"
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Do you want a girlfriend?"

80% of the time I was asked these questions is was by a boy. The last one was asked by an 8 year old in my last regular class today.

"Who was your first lover?"

I thought WTF!? What the hell do these kids watch on TV to ask questions like that? I replied "She was in my chinese class at university". When I told Sandra about this on the way home she asked if I'd said that she wasn't a student.

And my favourite of the day was in the afternoon class. These classes are made up of students based on their proficiency in english, not their age. And then there are some students there that seem to stay in these classes as quasi childcare while the parents work/want a break. On the way out from the level 6 class, last of the day at 1715, this little girl of 9 asks me about Sandra...

**9: Do you like Sandra?**
**G: Uh, we're just friends.**
**9: But you go home together.**
**G: Yeah, we live together, ummmm, in the same building. I live on the 5th floor and she lives on the 1st floor.**
**9: Are you dating?**

Well, I guess this kind of thing has always happened. I had a classmate at uni who I would always be around and unbelievably we were never an item. Isn't it amazing that a man and a woman can have a non-sexual relationship?