Category: culture
Updated on August 4, 2011
Fortune tellers
This past week in my writing class, I asked students to write on the topic of fortune tellers in their journal. I had several reasons for choosing this topic. First, while I frequently notice fortune tellers sitting on… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Look at the weird foreigner
Some of you may have seen this picture posted on my “photo of the week” page, but I wanted to share with you the story behind it. First of all, I’ll go ahead and admit to you, the… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Would you be my neighbor?
Back in the day, when I lived in the big city, going grocery shopping involved a forty-five minute crowded bus ride into town. One of the things I loved most about moving to my current city was the fact… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Never Again
After the catastrophe of the SARs epidemic, and the face that was lost, China was determined never to let a similar epidemic happen again. Criticism swirled around early cases that were hidden and precautions that were avoided. This… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sneaky, Sneaky
As you may have guessed, blogspot is currently blocked in China. For the moment I’ve found a way to sneak onto the site (but not to post pictures). I’m also trying to see if another website might work better… Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
BIG news!!!
I have BIG news guys…amazing Father-sized news. But you’ll have to wait until tomorrow. Despite the fact that I had the entire day off, I still have a lesson to finish before the morning, so that story will… Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
Do you see what I see?
Things are right with the world again. Blue skies have returned and it is finally feeling like spring. (Hopefully for good this time.) But I am stuck inside, trying to dig myself out from under piles of papers… Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
Spoiled Rotten
I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to move back to the Midwest. One thing I’m extremely blessed with is the fact that the city I live in has almost perpetual sunny blue skies. I’ve visited enough… Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
Spring cleaning gone terribly wrong
There were three main reasons I chose to move into a new apartment this year. #1: A bigger kitchen (not having to move my fridge every time I want to get into my freezer is a wonderful perk)…. Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
The Hot Pot Experience
One of my favorite meals in China is hot pot, especially when winter tenaciously refuses to leave the Dongbei. By the last week in March, there should be some sign of the approaching spring. However, since we’re perpetually… Read More
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