Tag Archives: Yantai
….with Chinese characteristics.
When I took this photo, I was mentally composing a moving post about watching the change of seasons on the Yantai beach, and the weather returning to the winter weather that I saw when I arrived, and how I’ve had … Continue reading
Yantai Disneyland
Yesterday Zorro and I were walking by the beach, and we saw what the boardwalk area looks like in the off-season. Do you see Mickey and Minnie on the window? It’s Yantai Disneyland! Who needs seatbelts? I know a deserted … Continue reading
Teaching Magic
A few months ago, Jay sent me a huge box of Magic cards. I had a brief dream of setting up a Yantai Magic league, but that was quickly squashed by scheduling problems. My Chinese students were already overscheduled with … Continue reading
Young
I have a one-on-one student, let’s call him Young. He started with me a few weeks ago, his mom specifically requested a female teacher “to help him catch up” because he was “falling a bit behind” in Zorro’s English classes. … Continue reading
My Parents Are Leaving
On my parents’ last night in Yantai, I took them to the New Hut Place for dinner. This is a local restaurant, famous for being exactly halfway between Zorro’s house and mine, that passes the Tupperware Rule (Tupperware Rule: If … Continue reading
Yantai Attractions
Dear Montclair Art Museum Staff, My mom wants you to know that she only touched this statue after my dad, Zorro and I begged her to and tried to convince her that her hands are doing way less damage than … Continue reading
Weird, Weird, Weird
It’s weird weird weird to have my parents in Yantai. The adult-daughter (or is it adult/daughter?) thing is still new to me, and being the navigator, planner, translater and responsible party is just so weird. I need new vocabulary to … Continue reading
Persephone in Yantai
If I eat these pomegranate seeds, will I spend half my life in China and half in America?
Why Travel In China Is Like Being the Protagonist In A Fantasy Novel
Andrea just sent me a bunch of fantasy books and I’ve noticed a certain similarity between my reading matter and my life. Some of the reasons overlap with Sinoplice’s brilliant “Why China Is Like An RPG”. Travel in China, like … Continue reading
The Last Adventure Of The Three Amigos
Dave came back to Yantai for a day before heading home to New York.
