Tag Archives: Bethie

Travel In China

Posted on June 24, 2006 by Meg

Tonight I had my adult students. Now, I don’t really like teaching adults because they have all the idiosyncrasies of my middle school students (refusal to speak above a whisper, inability to separate “L” and “R” but an insistence that … Continue reading →

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Dear Bethie

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Meg

Dear Bethie, Thank you for the scarf. It was very useful on my trip to Beijing. You can put it across your pillow if the night train to Beijing is a little dirty. You can wet it from the train’s … Continue reading →

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You Want Me to What?

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Meg

When I was preparing to come to China, I tried to learn important phrases in Chinese, like “Thank you”, “How much?” and “Where is the bathroom?” I did not learn “And now your foreign teacher is going to sing Edelweiss,” … Continue reading →

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Wedding Reception / Waffle House

Posted on December 20, 2004 by Meg

This weekend, Stick and I went to North Carolina for his brother’s wedding. I was pretty apprehensive about meeting the extended Stick clan, but it worked out well. If you’ll be meeting your signifigant other’s family in the near future, … Continue reading →

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Cultural Literacy

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Meg

The other day, I said something and Stick asked “Who’s Edward Hopper?” “Chop suey? Dark paintings cropped funny?” I tried to tell him, leaving out the bit about my sister Bethie jumping up and down in front of the calender, … Continue reading →

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