Let’s get back into the groove together!
Hello, September! This week I found myself scrolling through a hoard of “goodbye summer” posts filled with Labor Day BBQs and bittersweet final trips to the beach. Almost immediately followed were endless photos of friends’ kids proudly holding their “first day of school” signs, excited and nervous for the promise of the new school year ahead. Parents’ reactions similarly seemed to be a mix of emotions—sadness, anxiety, relief, and even shh!.. a little delight, at having the kids back to school. Even the city has felt different with fewer kids out and about during the day, quieter parks and eerily silent claw vending machine stores.
While I’m neither a parent nor a school teacher any longer, and in spite of the fact that warm weather is far from over in Taiwan (we’ve got at least a couple more months to go!), the start of September hits me with the “back to life, back to reality” on repeat. Students have returned from their vacations and my schedule is full to the brim again.
These first few weeks of September can be overwhelming for all us. Parents and teachers focus a ton on setting the kids up for success by creating structure and sufficient extracurricular activities. Kids have to step up to an elevated level of expectations and grasp new learning concepts. We all have to deal with trying to catch up mentally and physically to getting back to where we were before the summer holiday.
To help make it easier for you to focus on making some time for yourself this fall, I’m running a “Back to Class” promotion! If you buy a 10 class card from now until October 15th, the card is 2700nt ; ten classes for the price of nine (must be used within 3 months of purchase for HRC and/or Flying Dance classes) ! I hope that by literally grooving together in class, you can get yourself back into the groove of another great school year ahead!
Keep moving!
xx,
Katie
暑假結束了，讓我們回來一起舞動唄！
哈囉9月！這週發現我滑過很多勞工節烤肉加上再見暑假的貼文，苦甜交雜暑假結束前最後一次的海邊之旅，隨著新學年的開始，緊接著就是滿滿朋友的孩子們舉著第一天上學的照片。父母面對孩子們回到學校的反應也是百感交集：悲傷、焦慮、放鬆、甚至有一點的......（開心，請消音）。整個城市因為比較少孩子們的身影感覺不太一樣，不論是公園或是夾娃娃機的店面都冷清了許多。
雖然我並不是家長也不再是學校的老師了，夏天的天氣持續在台灣停留（大概還有一兩個月會維持如此的天氣），九月的一開始我的頭腦中一直響起這個旋律，不停地唱著「回到生活，回到現實」(Back To Life)，學生們從他們的假期中回到學校，我的行事曆也再度地被填滿。
9月的前幾週對我們大家來說可能都會有一點難以負荷。家長與老師聚焦在很多養成孩子們的成功習慣以及安排各式各樣的課後活動；孩子們則需要進入更高層次來學習新的觀念與事物。不論是在心理與生理上，我們都需要想辦法適應，才能從暑假的心態接軌道回到日常的生活習慣。
為了能幫助你們更快的接軌日常，我們推出了這個「開學優惠」的活動！在10月15號之前，10堂課的季票只要2700元，也就是買10堂課送1堂課（使用期限是3個月，限在HRC和菲舞教室使用）。我希望可以透過一起舞動，一起享受音樂的律動，來找回你新學年的律動。
繼續前進！
愛你的 Katie
( Anna Liang 譯 )