Category: culture
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: Twins!
At the end of the week, I had the great privilege of visiting my friend and colleague Jasmine and her three week old twin boys. I met Jasmine my first year teaching at the university, and we became… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
China bits and pieces
After classes today I’m off to the “big city” to visit a Chinese colleague, and dear friend, who recently had twin boys (also known as the Chinese jackpot when it comes to child bearing). The secondary goal is buying cheese,… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
What are the chances
You may have already figured out that I have a great amount of affection for the Pioneer Woman. Her recipes are extraordinarily delicious, and are made from ingredients I can actually find in China. Her wit and stories… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
You know you’re a teacher when…
You know you’re a teacher when you’re sad that Monday is a holiday, and especially sad that it’s a non-make-up holiday. If you’ve been around here for awhile you’ve become familiar with the Chinese infatuation with make-up holidays. The… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
“Springing” Forward
By Sunday morning, almost all of the snow, slush, ice, and coal-dust-coated frozen substances had melted away. We were seeing pavement for the first time in months. While we weren’t changing time with the rest of the world (China… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sparkler Therapy
China is changing rapidly. (And yes, I’m aware that that is a “well, duh” statement.) It is remarkable to think about how much people’s lives have changed just in the past ten years. The greatest migration in the… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
A bit of sunshine
It is gray today. Stark, dark, gloomy, dreary gray. The type of gray that requires having lights on all day. The type of gray that encourages curling up under a blanket letting the hours melt away in unproductiveness… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
This is home
Candle. Coffee. Stack of books. Reading chair. Soft, thick blanket. To me, that’s home. Since returning a week ago I’ve spent a large majority of my time right here. And an embarrassingly large majority of that time in pajamas. … Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Up close and personal
After a week at the beach, the team headed to Chiang Mai this past Wednesday. There’s not really an update for the beach. I took about two pictures. The rest of the time I ate, napped, and read. … Read More
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