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Monthly Archives: June 2007
China Addiction
Stick asked me if I wanted to go back to China at the end of the summer. I don’t know, I don’t feel an amazing love of Yantai. China is like Wonkaland, and while I’m still curious about China, the … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life, Yantai
Tagged back to China, China, chinese, Chinese food, ESL, games, lesson plans, noodles, Stick, teaching, Yantai
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Chinese Movie Pirates
No, not the 7 kwai DVDs from the back room. China has censored part of the latest instalment of hit Hollywood movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” for “vilifying and defacing the Chinese”, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday. … Continue reading
Graduation
We had graduation on Monday night. It was great to see my students all dressed up and to meet their families. Unfortunately, it was really disorganized. Get here at 6, bring your certificates and sit in the front rows! No, … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life
Tagged awesome, China, Dunkin' Donuts, LCC, looking for a job, my students, teaching, teaching in China
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We decided not to get the Bacon Cheddar Waffle Sundae. Tweet this!
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Another Day, Another Car Crash.
And as I was driving home all “Check me out! I’m the greatest English teacher ever! Yeah!”, I stopped at a red light and the car behind me didn’t. Another car crash. This time, I was in the RENTAL that … Continue reading
Test Scores
I hate state-required testing, and I don’t think it measures anything, and I think it’s a waste of my students’ time… except when works in my favor. I got my students’ test scores back today and they were awesome! The … Continue reading
Saw this at a local thriftstore.
This is such a college town! Tweet this!
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Nothing Happened In Tiananmen Square
Chengdu Evening News fired three of it’s editorial staff after they accidentally mentioned Tiananmen Square. On the 18th anniversary of the crackdown Monday, the lower right corner of page 14 of the Chengdu Evening News ran a tiny ad reading: … Continue reading
