Tag Archives: Yantai
Apathetically Playing Charades
I played Secretly Eating Pizza, an adverbs/verbs charades game with my teenagers yesterday and today. I put together this one for my Yantai drips, asa reward for all their hard work learning the difference between adjectives and adverbs. The game … Continue reading
Morning Commute
Saw this on my way to school today. On the way home, I’m on the bus for long enough to feel like I’m really a Beijing-ren (even if I’m a pasty pale kind of Beijinger), and I leave school early … Continue reading
Grave-Sweeping Day
My first year in China, Grave-Sweeping Day wasn’t an official state holiday, but this year it became a government-approved day off from work. Lee In China explains how to celebrate this holiday, (no fireworks are involved): Today is a national … Continue reading
Snacking With Trimalchio
When I lived in Yantai, I believed I had been offered every bit of sealife imaginable. Like most theories I had about China, this turned out to be inaccurate. I think the seahorses might have been a novelty item even … Continue reading
Not Fixed
In Yantai, I used to have an electric outlet in my shower, now we have multiple outlets in the shower. These are bigger, so I suppose that’s an upgrade. After a week without hot water, I was willing to take … Continue reading
Modern Beauty Salon
Yesterday, I stopped by the Modern Beauty Salon in the Ginza Mall, mainly to use their shower. I needed the shower because on Monday our hot water heater died in spectacular fashion. (Obviously, calls to a certain Fairly Useless Boss … Continue reading
And In Conclusion, I Miss Coffee Coolattas
The problems we’ve been having with management at our school have gotten me thinking about past jobs and other bosses. I know people don’t usually talk about how awesome their bosses are, but I’ve been lucky enough to have some … Continue reading
Too Much Information
I’m teaching my kids the “This is the way I” song this week. I’m starting with the basic version, with simple actions like Brush My Teeth and Read My Book. I haven’t taught them the Meg version yet… Once when … Continue reading
Ali Bali
We had another lame department meeting on Friday, at which the foreign teachers were asked to sing more songs, add more chants, and more “action songs.” Now, I’m not adverse to teaching and singing Head&Shoulders, or the ABC song (with … Continue reading
Non-Standard
I asked my TA a Chinese-language question this morning, and she managed to suppress her laughter long enough to answer me. My Chinese is pretty bad, the tones trip me up, and also I learned to speak in Yantai, and … Continue reading
