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Only In China
I applied today for a quick tutoring gig, the ad said the school wanted someone to tutor some high-schoolers in a prep class for the AP English test. The interviewer told me about some problem students, and asked me how … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged as the Chinese do, China, chinese, Chinese life, Eric, ESL, mail, New York City, only in China, teaching
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Not In Kansas Anymore
I just heard about the Edison Chen scandal, it’s a weird reminder that we’re not in the US anymore. The short version of the story is that a Hong Kong actor took some risque shots of himself fooling around with … Continue reading
Chinese WarCraft Access
I still can’t get on Blizzard’s WarCraft page, so I don’t know the official story, but we can’t directly connect to WoW servers in the US. This probably isn’t the only workaround for foreign Warcraft servers, but here’s how we … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged as the Chinese do, chinese, Chinese life, New York City, WarCraft, World of WarCraft, WoW
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Life In China
I’ve often wondered at the futility of making advance plans in China. Black And White Cat explains why. The boss says to his secretary: I’m taking you to Beijing for a few days. Get ready to go. The secretary phones … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing
Tagged as the Chinese do, China, Chinese life, lessons, life in China, teaching, Young
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罗马, 意大利
I mailed a letter to Stick yesterday. The clerk took a look at the envelope, on which I’d slowly and painfully copied out ??, ??? onto the envelope. If speaking faster and mumbling more is the key to spoken Chinese, … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged as the Chinese do, chinese, Chinese life, italy, mail, New York City, Rome, travel
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