Category: cultural incidents
Updated on May 31, 2011
Kindess of a stranger
Saturday I headed to the orphanage in the peculiar weather of a hail storm. I am not absolutely certain, but I believe this was my first hail storm in China. Hailing a taxi, I didn’t care how much he… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
Interruptions
This week I’ve been asking for a spirit of “interruptability” (I know it’s not a word, but I would like to petition for its entrance into the dictionary). With 130 midterms to grade, lessons to plan, and grad… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
Olympic spirit
After a couple deceivingly balmy days, the weather has turned again. Hopefully this chilly blast will be short-lived. However, the warmth lasted long enough to bring out buds. The short season of cherry blossoms is one of my… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
Broom black hole
My apartment has developed a black hole for brooms and mops. A couple weeks ago I was looking for my broom. Towards the end of last semester, I started having the lady who cleans Sarah’s, the Wu’s, and the… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
Changeable weather
Spring in Siping…beware of flying bags My first year in China, I used to snicker a little bit when students would tell me, “Be careful, Miss Katherine; the weather is very changeable.” The phrase “the weather is very… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
Ten minutes in Burma
Thailand gives a thirty day tourist visa free of charge to U.S. citizens upon arrival in the country. This allotted amount of time has always been enough for me in the past. However, when two and a half… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
The Post Office
The post office has been and continues to be one of the most stressful places for me in China. It is a place where you want to get communication exactly right, but a place where there is a… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
It’s the small things…
…that can make or break your day. I hate teaching in building ten. Especially on the sixth floor. Every Monday I teach two classes in a row from 1:30-5:10 on opposite ends of the campus. In addition, I… Read More
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