I haven’t updated in a while but I have a good reason!
Chris and I are in Beijing!
A week or so ago, the incompetent toolbox in the school’s foreign affairs office told him he needed to renew his passport before the end of June otherwise he won’t get his resident permit and so will be banished [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Wanted: Efficiency Expert
Posted in China, tagged China, teaching on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Disclaimer: This is a Rant.
I had this brilliant idea for classes this week. Movie! They’d love to watch an English movie and I would love a lazy week of no class planning and no cajoling the students to talk. AND I already have a topic for next week: talking about the movie. Win-win.
Oh, but the [...]
What to Do This Weekend
Posted in China, tagged China, living on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have to say life in Anyang is pretty dull these days. The temperature is climbing back up and I can smell the hot, dusty heat Robert warned us about. I wish we were near a beach! Or a pretty, none stinky, none algae bloom lake! So I’ve started to miss Chicago even more. Concerts, [...]
Marching Doodles
Posted in China, tagged China, living, teaching on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Doodles have been up to something. Ever since May Day, Chris and I’ve heard the Doodles from the nearby elementary school chanting “Yi, er, sans, si” (one, two, three, four) endlessly from at least 5 until nearly 7 at night. Not to mention their normal shenanigans during the day time (recordings of a children’s [...]
A Doodle Love Story
Posted in China, tagged China, family, living, love on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Someone told me this story that happened recently.
A guy, we’ll call him Harry, was dating this wonderful Chinese woman, we’ll say her name is Wang Li for over three years. She was studying for her Master’s degree in English at a university in a city only an hour’s train ride away from where Harry lived. [...]
Some Notes for the Week
Posted in China, tagged China, living on May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So it’s been a week since I last updated ye ol’ blog and I feel compelled to write something even though there’s been doodley-squat going on. Let’s see…
Friday was May Day (Workers Unite!) so we had the day off. Chris and I wanted to travel but train tickets to Luoyang were sold out. Just as well, [...]
