-
Recent Posts
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 1,036 other subscribersSmall Monsters Games
Recent Comments
Archives
Tag Archives: China
Feel-Good Revolution
After Saturday night KTV with the CNReviews crew, on Sunday Stick andI met up with Heather and Will. They’ve been living in our complex since the fall, although we hadn’t met. We know some of the other teachers in their … Continue reading
Posted in Fengtai
Tagged awesome, China, Chinese life, CNReviews, KTV, mail, mandarin, other blogs, reading, Stick, wo ai xi can, Xidan, yihai
Leave a comment
Take Care Knock Heads
In Beijing, it’s hard to get away from the Olympic improvements. I think the changes are somewhere between using the good china for company, and completely reinventing your wardrobe, habits and personality to attract some guy from history class. (Not … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing
Tagged Beijing Olympics 2008, changes in Beijing, China, chinese, Chinese life, Chinglish, dictionary, East meets West, General, letters, mandarin, my students, Stick
Leave a comment
PayPal
Well, that’s annoying. PayPal noticed I made a purchase in China and froze my account while they look into it.
My English Name Is Voldemort
Thanks to Sven (who does not foster age-inappropriate crushes) for the title. I asked one of my classes to write about their Chinese names. What’s your Chinese name? Who choose your name? What does it mean? Are you named after … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese life, Eric, LCC, my students, New York City, Stick, Sven, teaching ESL
Leave a comment
Displaced Jersey Girl
Stick and I went to look at a possible new apartment in a hutong. We met with the rental agent at the subway station, and he led us down a maze of twisty little passages, lined with stands selling beige … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing
Tagged China, Chinese life, garden, hutong, Jersey girl, mail, New Jersey, Stick, subway
Leave a comment
Undiscovered Powers
Basic Chinese is my new superpower. I’ve been making a lot of progress with vocab and the hellish tones, and I’m starting to feel like Matt Parkman on Heroes, magically given the ability to hear what people around me are … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing
Tagged BeijingRRR, China, chinese, Chinese life, e3, life in China, mail, Monty, podcast, Stick, telephone, waiguoren
Leave a comment
Spin
It’s impossible now to sort out truth from lies from spin from judicious editing in Tibet. Depending on who’s talking, huge numbers of innocent Tibetans were killed by over-zealous Han police… or innocent Han bystanders were killed by a violent … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged beta, China, chinese, Chinese life, mail, New York City
Leave a comment
Tragedy
The day that I’ve been dreading since we first arrived in China has finally come. Part of me knew it was going to happen, all the signs were there, but I was hoping I would have at least a few … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged China, Chinese life, e3, Herbal Essences, New York City, reading
1 Comment
Essentials Of Life
The Beijing air grime that settles on everything has caused some issues with our DVD player, CD drives, laptop fans and probably our lungs, too, but they don’t give error messages. Stick’s CD drive has been extra tempermental recently, and … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Gaming Culture
Tagged China, Chinese life, mac, mail, packing, Stick
Leave a comment
Torch Protests In Europe
Tonight World Have Your Say talked about the recent torch protests. I was pleased to be on the show again… But as the discussion went on, I started to get intimidated. There was a really impressive range of guests, including … Continue reading