"Howdy ya'll"! This is the greeting from the students that I loved to hear the most. Reason #1: it reminds me of Texas. Reason #2: I passed on the love for Texas A&M to my Chinese students with "Howdy". Reason #3: There is nothing more adorable than hearing Chinese students try their hardest to mimic a "country" accent. My students would greet me every morning with a friendly "Howdy". It's always fun to take my love for A&M to China, and this year I didn't have to do it alone. Arie (my teammate) and I made sure that our students and fellow teammates knew everything about A&M.
During one of our breaks at training, Arie and I did all of the yells and sang the War Hymn and Spirit of Aggieland for our team. They were a little worried about us at first, but then they began to appreciate it. Infact, our team cheer was a modified version of an A&M yell. Hao Hao WHOOP!
I have to pass on the "Spirit of Aggieland" to everyone that I come in contact with....even in China! So...friends in China and teammates....here are a couple of videos that tell you a little bit more about "The Spirit of Aggieland!" Enjoy!
Here is an ESPN commercial that I couldn't add to my blog! It's pretty funny!
1 comment:
I still say it's a cult. : )
And, to further illustrate my decidely NOT being from Texas, I don't even know if I got the commericial right. Is it supposed to be something like "Hook 'em, Longhorns"? And that's like a rival school, right? 'Cause you guys are "Gig 'em, Aggies." Hmm. How do you "gig" somebody, anyway? ...Texas really is a different world. : )
Anyway, hope all is well. Talk to ya soon, Texas.
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