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Everyday Expressions
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
Posted in Raleigh, Yantai
Tagged Beijing:Raleigh, chinese, learning Chinese, mandarin, Meg Vs. Mandarin, Raleigh, Stick, Yantai
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Blue Sky Day
This is how a blue sky day should look. Related: A collection of sky photos from Tabetha’s blog.
A Different Lens
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
No Points For Creativity
I am as tired of hearing “for Main Street, not Wall Street” as I once was of hearing “China’s coming-out party.”
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged Beijing Olympics 2008, Beijing:Raleigh, China, Raleigh, repatriation
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American Mei You
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
Posted in Beijing, North Carolina, Raleigh, Teaching
Tagged Beijing Olympics 2008, Beijing:Raleigh, China, chinese, driving, Eric, latin, mandarin, mei you, North Carolina, Raleigh, repatriation, teaching, teaching in China, teaching teenagers
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Sabado Gigante
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
Posted in Beijing, Raleigh
Tagged adventures with Stick, as seen in Beijing, Beijing:Raleigh, Da Dong Roast Duck, Diana, Don Fransisco, Eric, family, high romance, Hugo, malavette family, Raleigh, Sabado Gigante, Stick
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Southern Attempt
Stick was hired by 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! Waffle House and … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged adventures with Stick, awesome, Beijing:Raleigh, chinese, Chinese life, coffee, family, games, mandarin, moving, North Carolina, Raleigh, Stick, WarCraft, World of WarCraft
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Driving on the highway with Stick
“The South shall rise again”? Yeah, right. My money’s on China.