My friend Hugo likes to laugh. I mean, he really likes to laugh. He can’t tell a joke because as he’s telling it, he thinks of how funny the punchline is, and laughs too hard to keep talking. He’s a professor’s dream student because he always laughs out loud at the semi-funny jokes classicists […]

Dear Hugo and Diana,
Don’t forget that all traffic signs and road markings are purely decorative and should never be used as a guide when assessing traffic patterns.
Love,
Meg

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Tags: Beijing welcomes you, China, Chinese life, Diana, Hugo, letters

Hugo and Diana are coming to Beijing next week! I’m so excited! Hugo and Diana are our college friends, we picked our Amherst apartment mostly because we’d live across the parking lot from them. And Hugo was Stick’s roommate most of the time I was in Yantai. I love them so much that if I […]

The other day, Stick talked to his adult students about sports.
Student: Do you play sports?
Stick: Yes, I like to play sports.
Student: Do you play table tennis?
Stick: Not very much.
Student: Do you play badminton?
Stick: No, never.
Student: Then what sports do you play?
Stick: I played baseball every year I was growing up, then I ran track in […]

I found this on my fridge today, as I was packing up the kitchen. I don’t know who wrote it, or if it has to do with our impending trip. Hugo? Diana? Maybe Eric? It’s probably someone who’s going to be eating lovely cheddar and brie this year, while laughing at me!
There was also a […]

It’s not just me. Stick, Hugo and Diana love Dunkin’ Donuts too.
Our destination.
Most people don’t know this, but the ancient Greek actually invented the thong. Unfortunately, they used copper, so it never really caught on.Even the pharoahs of Egypt like Peking duck. Actually, this guy is a pharoah’s bookkeeper, so he’s probably taking […]

Stick called midway through my teenage girls class — I was telling them that they had to be more focused, that they needed to pay attention instead of coming to class with their minds somewhere else, and then my cell phone rang. Universe: 1, Meg: 0.
“I’m here,” he said.
“What? Here? You mean, Yantai? You […]

Stick, Hugo, Diana and I spent today recoving for last night and watching The Dark Crystal, which prompted Stick to come up with one of his greatest songs ever:
I’m too Skeski for this shard, too Skeski for this shard, too Skeski by far.
I think he is a genius. And now he’s redeemed himself for singing […]

My friend Hugo is quoted in the Daily Collegian article about Brazilian Night. When he said “it didn’t matter if you knew how to samba or not, everyone was just having a good time”, I think he was specifically referring to Stick and me. Anyway, I’m really glad Hugo invited me, it was a fun […]