Today is Wednesday, so it must be Chinese paper-cutting day. Do you remember back to your childhood, when you folded paper and then cut out a single figure, unfolded the paper, and discovered a series of figures holding hands? Chinese paper cutting works along those same principles, but can get quite complex. Our teacher does not speak any English, and I don't understand a thing he says. But he is excellent at drawing diagrams, showing the proper proportions, and helping us through the tough spots when we go astray.
He is also an extremely capable paper cutter.
One of our Japanese classmates cuts hair for a living. You can imagine that he is usually the first one finished. As for the rest of us, some of us are proud of our productions and others feel that our scissors have been sent to earth to humble us. Hilda generally falls into the latter category, breaking into fits of laughter as she finishes an assignment that didn't turn out quite right.
This one is supposed to be a mushroom.
Check out the seeds of the apple.
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