Tag Archives: New York City
National Day
Made by the kindergarten classes at my school.
Cinderella
Stick and I had some last minute errands to run (camera batteries, closed-toe walking shoes, snacks, etc.) before our trip to Hohhot, so we took the bus to the local shopping mall. The market was a disaster with hordes of … Continue reading
Booking A Hotel
I understand that grammar and punctuation are optional on the internet, but isn’t forbidding the use of punctuation taking it a bit too far? eLong.net is breaking this English teacher’s heart.
Hohhot, here we come!
Stick and I decided to go to Inner Mongolia for a few days for the National Day holidays. Stick, being the wonderful boyfriend that he is, responded to “Wanna visit Mongolia?” much the way he responded to “Wanna move to … Continue reading
Mr. and Mrs. Pancake
This is where Stick and I go for lunch most days. All the delights of crispy egg pancakes, and one of the cleanest carts I’ve seen. They also have an amazing, superfast pancake-making rhythm. Mrs. Pancake rolls the dough, then … Continue reading
International Trade Relations
We went out for a wonderful payday dinner of Western food, but after dinner, Christina began to feel ill, so we decided to grab an immediate cab home. Unfortunately, we came out of the Outback Steakhouse in the ritzy Sun … Continue reading
A Little Tofu With The Peppers
They weren’t kidding when they said this dish was spicy.
Important Words
Another English teacher’s Chinese lesson on the staffroom blackboard.
Street Shopping
My coworker Christina asked me yesterday why I would walk past the supermarket to get fruit at a street stand. I think I said something about it being more Chinese, but I didn’t really have an answer. Yes, the fruit … Continue reading
