At the end of writing class one of the boys wasn’t finished and asked if he could take it home and give it to me the next day. I agreed. But instead of giving it to me, he gave it to another foreign teacher who told me to get it
I Survived Taking Chinese Medicine
Long time no see, dear readers. It’s been a tough couple of weeks for me. A few weeks back, I had a cold. Nothing major, I showed some movies in classes, or taught easy lessons. I cancelled just a few of my 9 classes a week, and managed to muddle
Moments in China
There’s a great new short video called “Moments in China” made by Ryan Emond. It’s mostly time-lapse video, shot in different parts of China. It’s quite beautiful (and I recognized, and have been to almost all the cities he shot.) China seems to lend itself particularly well to grand sweeping
Dating in China
I’ve been keeping my dating life on the DL because, well, I guess I’m a little shy to talk about it on the internet where everyone can see (Hi mom and dad). But the truth is, western women dating Chinese guys is a rare phenomenon and there aren’t a ton
We Got a Subway Now!! (The More Delicious Kind)
Things have changed a lot in my little boonie city since I first arrived. It used to be I would go out to a dirt/rubble road (with chickens and dogs running freely) to a little shack or food cart to get my dinner and pray I didn’t get food posioning
Top 10 Most Influential People in China (Times 2)
In my speaking class, I did a Top 10 Most Influential People list. I started with a list of the top 10 from a magazine, which listed mostly Americans (such as Steve Jobs, Oprah, and Mark Zuckerberg amongst others.) Then I asked them, in small groups, to come up with
The More Things Change…
I’ve been a bit lax on my blog recently, but that’s not because I’ve been bored. Quite the opposite in fact. This semester began 3 weeks ago, and despite having a 4-day weekend, things have been non-stop crazy. I’ve been at this school for 3 years already, so you would
S*%$t's About to Get Real
I think it has flown under the radar in the western media, but here in the East there is one topic on everybody’s minds. The worsening relationship between China and Japan. It all started because of a stupid island dispute. China says they own it, and Japan disagrees. (The Chinese
And So Begins Year 4
The thermometer is still hovering near 100, but I finally have to face the facts, that my summer is officially over. Tomorrow begins the first day of the 2012-13 school year. And I’m having a hard time realizing that the fun is over. Can you blame me? In the past
Hanging Out With Foreigners
I want to write about hanging out with foreigners, which might seem a strange topic to you. The fact of the matter is that for the past 3 years I haven’t spent much time with the other laowai (foreigners). At school there are so few, and aside from one or