Tag Archives: China
Never A Dull Moment
I have more pictures to post, both from this weekend and school pictures, but just haven’t had time. I had to wing some lessons in my deskless classroom, and then on break we had a surprise meeting about our roles … Continue reading
Immersion Chinese
We may have a new Juice Aunt in Beijing. Juice Aunt is the woman who sold bottled drinks outside my apartment in Yantai. She and various members of her family would be outside my house with their cart, all day, … Continue reading
Chinese Copyright
Meg: Stick! Are you copying my colored-flowers lesson plan? Stick: We’re in China, there’s no intellectual property.
The Holy Grail Of Cereal In China
This might not be too exciting for those of you in the US. The other day we went to meet up with fellow Americans in Beijing, Stephanie and Fred, and after greeting each other, Stephanie said “I looked at your … Continue reading
The Real Reason I Came Back To China
Six Pomegranate Seeds
It’s odd to see ads for new movies, and know that we’ll be buying them as cheap DVDs in China. It’s even weirder to think of all the other things I’ll miss. I’m sad that I’ll be emailing congratulations for … Continue reading
Stuff I Wish I Had Last Time
Whenever anyone visited me in China, I asked them to bring deodorant, tampons and lotion-without-skin-whitener. (Thanks again, by the way, I really do appreciate the international tampon run) Um, yes, that’s a dozen tissue packs and 5 bottles of hand … Continue reading
Beijing
Our new adventure starts next month! Stick has agreed to come with me to China, which still sort of boggles my mind, even as it’s progressed from vague possibility into packing and plans. After some confusion over whether there was … Continue reading
Spam-Fighting Bounty Hunter Wanted
I’ve often said China is like the Wild West.
Sicken-Me Elmo?
The story about Mattel’s factories in China has been floating around China news and blogs almost as much as the cardboard-filled baozi. I first heard of it when my dad sent me a link to this New York Times article, … Continue reading
