Category Archives: Yantai
Repatriation Blues
When I was in Yantai, pining for the smell of my beloved Herbal Essences shampoo, they stopped making it. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that this happened while their best customer (me) wasn’t able to buy any. Yesterday I went to … Continue reading
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Things were better in Chinese class today. I still giggle everytime my teacher says xiaojie, although she insists that it means miss. I’m not saying she’s wrong, but I’m pretty sure I would have gotten into big trouble using that … Continue reading
Seen Near LCC
Just wanted to let everyone in Yantai know that my plan to bring legwarmers back has been successful. Unfortunately I also brought home year-round Christmas decorations.
No One Said Arbor Day
Today I asked my students to choose the most important holiday in their home country and tell me how that day is celebrated and why it’s important. I thought this would be an interesting topic that everyone would relate to, … Continue reading
You Weren’t Making Minimum Wage?
This morning I signed up at a local (Western Mass is local for me now) temp agency. It was extremely annoying, trying to fit my Yantai experience onto one of their little application forms. Fortunately the real interveiwer asked me … Continue reading
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
All Roads Lead To… Yantai?
Most people don’t know this, but the Romans actually colonized Yantai.
Ara Pacis Day
We went to the Ara Pacis today. I love the Ara Pacis. (Zorro, if you turn on my computer, that’s my background) My Roman history is the Julio-Claudians with some Livy stuff before and some Constantine stuff after. If Robert … Continue reading
Phineus Fogg Never Had These Problems
The combination of emotional goodbyes and all the stuff I left until that last minute, the anticipation of seeing Stick again, and worrying about getting through 3 international airports speaking 0 of the national languages meant that I didn’t eat … Continue reading
The Best Stuff On Earth
It was a great day for globalization in the Jiajiayue last night. I was shopping with Dorothy when we saw this: It’s Snapple! In Yantai! You have no idea how this warmed my little expat heart. Yes, I know you … Continue reading
