A week with no internet!

Well today was a good day. Two students took us to the internet cafe so we could check our facebook etc.. we have been living with no internet for a week, and if you know me thats a brutal thing for me. I am slowly adjusting to life in China, or at least day to day life. Teaching is alright. The kids just talk all the time!! Its hard because they try to push our buttons to see how much they can get away with. When I walk by the other classrooms no one is making a sound, but my classrooms they are constantly talking. I hate to yell at them, so i have found that slamming the desk door keeps them at a dull roar. For their benefit though, it is a coversation class, if they would just speak English it would be ok cause then i could understand when they are learning or when they are just chitchatting with their partner! Its also hard because each class is at a different level of english it seems. We have a different textbook from the chinese english teachers that is supposed to be all oral english, but we are not supposed to TEACH them new things, just practice what they have learned. And to tell you the truth, they learn stupid stuff. Things that they wont have to use. How to write an advice letter for example, but not how to talk in complete sentences, or write in complete sentences. I feel like i should be the one TEACHING them the English. Oh well.
On to the living situation:
Our FAO has been very slow at getting things done. For example, Megan has mold in her room, our washing machine is broken still etc.. He kept saying maybe tommorrow the internet would be fixed, then last night he tells us a month! Not acceptable at all we told him. The good news is is that our companies people are comming to check things out at all the schools where we are at. We told our FAO that and I think he's nervous! Its hilarious. Thats the great thing about Buckland (the company I work for) they back us up with anything we need! Im hoping that with them comming tommorrow everything willl be fixed. If not we can leave anytime, and Buckland will send us to another school, no problem. they want us to be happy so that we stay.
Today it rained for the first time since Ive been here so it actually is bearable outside. Otherwise its been in the 90's all week! Too hot for this girl.
This week i am teaching seven days straight then its the national holiday and get a week off. My mon and tues. classes are on sat. and sun. yes they have classes 7 days a week! Megan and I are going to meet up with some other teachers in Xian (northern china) so we will take an overnight train, which should be an experience in itself. It will be good to see the other teachers and have a NoRMAL coversation in English.
Hope this finds you all well!