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Tag Archives: Raleigh
Southern Mandarin
Raleigh graffiti artist Wang tags a downtown street. Tweet this!
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged Beijing:Raleigh, e3, Grace, graffiti, mandarin, Meg Vs. Mandarin, photoblog, Raleigh
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North Carolina State Fairgrounds
I like the state fairgrounds because they allow me to use bucranium in everyday conversation. Tweet this!
Posted in classics, North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged classics, e3, Grace, Raleigh, Raleigh:Rome
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Greyhound Form Letter
When I went to the Arts&Crafts Conference a couple weeks ago, I took the bus from Raleigh to Asheville. I tried to buy tickets on the Greyhound website, but every time I did, it returned an error and asked me … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged Asheville, awesome, driving, Eric, mac, mail, mei you, Raleigh, reading, stuff I don't like, telephone
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At The Video Store
Sometimes I forget how much having lived in China affects me. I don’t mean my new appreciation for bread and cheese, although I think Chinese food has something to do with that. I mean how out of the American loop … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese food, driving, Eric, movies, my boyfriend, Raleigh, repatriation, Stick
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Legally Southern
I got my North Carolina driver’s license yesterday. I just can’t get over how polite and friendly people are here, even in the DMV. It was still a long process, partly because nothing n North Carolina moves quickly, and partly … Continue reading
Things I Love About The South, Part 1
1) Hushpuppies 2) Biscuits 3) If you turn on the radio, you can always find Creedence Clearwater Revival playing on one station or another. Tweet this!
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged adventures with Stick, back in the US, Raleigh, southern food
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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, teaching teenagers
Tagged Beijing Olympics 2008, Beijing:Raleigh, China, chinese, driving, Eric, latin, mandarin, mei you, Raleigh, repatriation, teaching, teaching in China, teaching teenagers
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The 440 Is Not A Ring Road
I don’t really like to drive. I think it’s that tiny margin of error between commuting and death that really bothers me. I try to accept that while the rest of the world sees “run out to the store” as … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged cars, Don Fransisco, driving, Raleigh, reading, Sabado Gigante, Stick
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Southern
I arrived in Raleigh this evening, and as I was sitting at Char’s kitchen table, typing a lovely evocative post about my train journey down from New Jersey, Stick mentioned something about wanting to go eat pork rinds. Tweet this!
Southern Comfort
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
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged adventures with Stick, awesome, Beijing:Raleigh, chinese, Chinese life, coffee, family, games, mandarin, moving, Raleigh, Stick, WarCraft, World of WarCraft
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