Tag Archives: my boyfriend

Nightlife

“Oh no! There’s that girl coming up the path to give me flowers!” Stick announced. I looked up from my book and told my boyfriend that I didn’t want to hear it. “I really thought that after I hooked up … Continue reading

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Jeb on Playboy, Bully and more

Sometimes I have girl-gamer blinders on, and I forget that there are other subcultures in video gaming. This interview with Jeb Havens (formerly of Cyberlore) on gay content in games talks about the testosterone zone of game design and game … Continue reading

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Universal Game Culture

My students were having trouble with the difference between an action in the present and a habitual action. The book seemed a little technical here, so I pulled out my cell phone. “I’m going to call my boyfriend,” I said. … Continue reading

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Unpleasant Truths

Stick and I went to Scep and Katie’s house just after our lost-baggage adventure and just before our marathon Wii session. Scep’s mom, my “aunt”, came in, and after the obligatory China questions and hugs, I remembered that I have … Continue reading

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Scenic New Jersey

“What were you doing in Moscow?” the immigration guy at Newark airport asked. “Transfering planes from China, I was only there for a few hours.” “What were you doing in China?” “I was teaching English in Yantai and I had … Continue reading

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Young

I have a one-on-one student, let’s call him Young. He started with me a few weeks ago, his mom specifically requested a female teacher “to help him catch up” because he was “falling a bit behind” in Zorro’s English classes. … Continue reading

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I can’t watch this!

When Stick and I were in Qingdao, we stopped at a tiny DVD store, mostly so he could read the Chinglish. After a few months in Yantai, I’m usually so excited to see an English sentence, that I can over … Continue reading

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Lost On Liu Gong Island

Yesterday, Dave and I set out for Dalian… which turned into Weihai when we found that the ferry times had changed. I wanted to see Weihai to find out what I gave up for my new school. Just kidding, guys! … Continue reading

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The Laowei Secret Handshake

Today is China and my two-month anniversary! Last night, I got a phone call from Cora, another foreign teacher at a nearby school. When I was in England and I met other Americans, we’d laugh about how many potatoes and … Continue reading

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The Wife of Bag

The other day, I was in the staffroom with Lily and Jackie talking about our families. One of the great things about Mandarin is the ability to explain family relationships. I don’t have to call Scep my semi-brother, there is … Continue reading

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