Category Archives: New York City
Beth’s Favorite Joke
Why do they polish this gate everyday? To protect the Finnish.
High Romance
Stick took me to a little coffeeshop near the Centro for breakfast. °Itàs been a long year.° I said, over cappucinos at a small table. °I missed this,° °I missed you too, baby,° he said. °I meant my sandwich.°
Looking Into The Future
I know what’s going to happen. In a few weeks, I’ll be back home and living with Stick (Stick’s mother has asked me to please stop calling it Shacking Up). “My apartment in China,” I’ll tell him sometime when he’s … Continue reading
Eavesdropping In The Valley
Ok, you know how I am on the cutting edge of all internet trends read blogs all morning? I just discovered Overheard In The Valley, a fledgling Overheard in New York for the Pioneer Valley. It doesn’t have the gems … Continue reading
No More Cowboys
Today was my last class with the Cowboys. These are a group of kindergarteners that I begged Will not to make me teach. I got stuck picking them up in the office and singing: This is the way we go … Continue reading
Spokeo Beta
I finally got onto a social networker before Kristin. I signed up with Spokeo, a new combination blog/RSS reader and profile network. Unlike MySpace, Spokeo seems to have users who are out of their teens. You don’t have to declare … Continue reading
Roman Holiday
My round of farewell dinners began last night. We went to one of those restaurants that has a few pseudo-Western dishes. Every person at the table pointed out the American steak on the menu, and since they’d chosen the place … Continue reading
Logistics
I’m leaving China in two weeks, and going to Rome to see Stick. I can hardly believe that my China year is over. And I’m going to see Stick again! In Rome, which is the classicist equivilent of Disneyland. And … Continue reading
Foreigners’ Blogs Talking About China
I just came across this Chinese site about foreign blogs. ?????????Foreigner’s Blogs Talking about China ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Talk Talk China ?????, The Vortext, Sinosplice, Shanghai diaries and Mask of China are all mentioned. Of course, I’m most interested in what “Violet … Continue reading
Why Did the Lao Wai Cross The Road?
Today I was crossing the road in front of my school (in a crosswalk — old habits die hard) when a taxi honked at me. The honking barely registered until the driver pulled a U-turn, blocked traffic in both directions … Continue reading
