Tag Archives: Chinese life
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
Proper English Usage
We were told by the director to correct the students’ English names on the first day of class. It wasn’t too hard since my students are all named Ross, Monica, Phoebe, Joey and Rachel. (Apparently Chandler was just a little … Continue reading
My Office
I told Stick the apostrophe makes it mine, but for some reason his desk is there too.
Post Office
Related posts: The same post office in March, 2008.
Mandarin Again
So far, Beijing still feels like Wonkaland, but I kind of love being in Wonkaland. I’m having huge issues with the language, though. Since this summer, I’ve been doing ChinesePod lessons, which I would totally recommend to anyone trying to … Continue reading
Hot Water
Our shower doesn’t have a hot tap. I’m including a photo from the shower so you don’t think I’m exaggarating. See that green dial? That’s for water. Not hot or cold water, not more or less water. Just a choice … Continue reading
The Real Reason I Came Back To China
You’d Have Thought The Same Thing
They took Stick’s toothpaste away before they’d let us on the plane, but we got more toothpaste easily at a shop near our new place. But last night before bed I was simultaneously wondering why the toothpaste tasted funny and … Continue reading
En Route
So, when we got on the plane in Newark, the baggage guy took our suitcases and said “Mexico City, Ms. Diaz?” and I laughed because he was holding our boarding passes, so I thought he was kidding — also because … Continue reading
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
