Somehow I have managed to avoid seeing any movie in the theater since I’ve come to China. That all changed when I went to Harry Potter recently. To be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of the Harry Potter movies, but a friend from Chinese class asked me and I
Partying the Fuzzy Way
Writing and creating a book is a solitary and lonely experience. Oftentimes it’s not even that much fun, just a whole lotta work. That’s why, when the book is finally released, it’s important to let your hair down, break out the fruit punch and have a book release party! For
Sh#*@ing Leprechauns
Ever since we came to China we have had some good luck. From getting a nice apartment (with bamboo flooring installed) to getting a phone number with lots of 8’s in it. (Considered very lucky here. A few people asked how much extra we had to pay for it because
Baked Green Pea Tea
This blog is called “Writer.Traveler. Tea Drinker” and I’ve talked a lot about writing (and our new book), traveling (and living in China) but I have been remiss lately in writing much about tea. Today, I want to change that. A student told us that her hometown had a special
Chinglish Time Again!
Here is some more excellent Chinglish I’ve found in our travels.
Dancing Santa
Merry Christmas Everyone! And what holiday could be complete without some Chinese Santa’s busting a move? (A really, really awkward move that is.) Enjoy and have a great Christmas! Thanks to Sinosplice for bringing this video to my attention.
A Christmas Surprise
This week we pulled off a surprise we had been planning for a month. One student, Wendy, had spent the last semester in America. We were chatting on Facebook one day and she told me she had changed her plane ticket from Dec. 28th to Dec 11th. “Did you tell
Snow Day!!
We live in southern China which is about equal, weather-wise, to southern America. I would say we have a similar climate to North Carolina; insanely hot in the summer, and quite cold in the winter. But snow is unusual, especially as this winter temp’s have been in the upper 50’s,
Letters Across the Pacific
Last year, my friend Erick and I came up with an idea. Erick teaches writing (among other subjects) to 5th graders in Massachusetts, and I teach writing to college sophomores. Was there a way we could somehow bridge the Pacific and have the students interact with each other through writing?