Tag Archives: Beijing:Raleigh

Everyday Expressions

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Meg

When I first went to Yantai, I imagined I’d come home and slip effortlessly into fluent Mandarin to quote ancient Chinese wisdom. Fortunately for people who have to put up with me, that didn’t happen. A few characters have somehow … Continue reading →

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Blue Sky Day

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Meg

This is how a blue sky day should look. Related: A collection of sky photos from Tabetha’s blog. Tweet this!

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A Different Lens

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Meg

Last night Stick and I hung pictures in our new apartment, which really means that I framed some of our China photos and artwork, arranged them artistically on the floor and told him I wanted them like that, only on … Continue reading →

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No Points For Creativity

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Meg

I am as tired of hearing “for Main Street, not Wall Street” as I once was of hearing “China’s coming-out party.” Tweet this!

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American Mei You

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Meg

I planned to write a post about starting a job today, teaching SAT prep. Towards the end of the job interview, when we were talking about where to park and what time to arrive, the main teacher (I’m the assistant) … Continue reading →

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Sabado Gigante

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Meg

I was on Sabado Gigante this weekend! Stick thinks I should probably say that “we” were on Sabado Gigante, but you can probably guess that the guy on his knee, in the Beijing duck restaurant, proposing to me is Stick. … Continue reading →

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Southern Comfort

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Meg

Stick was hired by Epic Games as a playtester! It’s a great situation for him, sure, it’s not actually sitting at home playing WarCraft all day but it’s close. The job’s in Raleigh, so now we’re going to be southerners! … Continue reading →

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Driving on the highway with Stick

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Meg

“The South shall rise again”? Yeah, right. My money’s on China. Tweet this!

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