Monthly Archives: April 2008

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Meg

I work with two other Americans, Sven From Tennessee and David The Teen Idol (the students love him). We were in the teachers’ office today, enjoying the pleasures of full-speed English, when David The Teen Idol mentioned he was on … Continue reading →

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World War Z

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Meg

From the people who brought you non-fiction Terry Pratchett: Naturally, Stick’s now the proud owner of this copy of World War Z, which is a novel about, um, when zombies take over the world. Subscribe to Violet Eclipse by Email

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Reasons To Work In China

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Meg

In the belief that such things are very Western, my school encourages me to wear jeans, sneakers and t-shirts to work. Subscribe to Violet Eclipse by Email

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Always Carry Tissues

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Meg

This morning, some of my students pinned my chalkboard eraser to my desk as an April Fools. Unfortunately, when I touched the eraser and it didn’t move, I grabbed a tissue for the board, and ruined their joke! Mysteriously sticky … Continue reading →

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Page Not Found

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Meg

I’ve been searching YouTube for a filmclip of today’s torch ceremony for the Beijing Olympics FAN! blog, but something in my search terms keeps giving me a Page Not Found. When I get the 404, it blocks anything else on … Continue reading →

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