Monthly Archives: June 2008

July Showers

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Meg

We were walking in misty drizzle one evening, when suddenly the skies opened, and drenched us. We ran for emergency shelter in the first place we saw, which happened to be a tiny flower shop. The boys got us each … Continue reading →

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Working Hard In The Teachers’ Office!

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Meg

Model posing with Carol and Grace! Sven shows us blue steel. He has a lot of modeling experience. A rare photo of everyone at work. (Staged, of course) Tweet this!

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Success!

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Meg

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Margaritaville, Fish Nation

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Meg

At first, I don’t think Diana believed me that “margarita” is Chinese for “not beer” but after a rainbow of tasty random cocktails around town, I think she did. These ones are at Fish Nation, a yummy British pub near … Continue reading →

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Second Language Benchmarks

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Meg

I just had a whole telephone conversation in Chinese!!! (If a new bottle of water gets delivered to our house today, I must have done it right.) Edit: Stick realized that I would want photo evidence of me talking the … Continue reading →

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Bye Sven!

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Meg

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Goodbye Foreigners!

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Meg

Cup of Cha‘s post called Goodbye Foreign Visitors describes my feelings on the new visa regulations, only more eloquently than I’d put it. This week involved saying goodbye to expat friends, Sven from Tennessee and Christina both left on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Forbidden City

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Meg

Can’t be too forbidden if all these foreigners can come in. Tweet this!

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Taxi Rejection

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Meg

Often I hop into a Beijing taxi, only to get out again when the driver refuses to take me where I want to go. I thought this was a reaction to my bad Chinese but as I understand more and … Continue reading →

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Mango Dolls at Coldstone

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Meg

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