Well I’ll be damned
Sunday, December 27th, 2009 Posted in Chinese Culture, Living in China, Teaching in China, Travel | 3 Comments »My knitting was delivered to me (for Y20) today by a man I'd never met. Ellie, a member of the hostel staff, came with me and helped me pick it up so I could find the guy alright. ...
Further adventures in Yangshuo
Friday, December 25th, 2009 Posted in Chinese Culture, Living in China, Travel | 3 Comments »And adventures they were! Wednesday, I planned to ride my bike to Moon Hill, about 8km outside of Yangshuo. By lunch, I hadn't left yet, so I ate lunch at the Buckland cafeteria with a bunch of teachers and students. ...
Yangshuo: The Return of the Laowai
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Chinese Culture, Living in China, Travel | Comments OffI thought "The PRC Strikes Back" was too negative a title, so I skipped straight to the third one. Things I love about Yangshuo: My Corona is served with a lime. Hearing, "Oh, you son of a bitch," in its natural habitat: a ...
Pushing my luck
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Homesickness, Living in China, Travel | 1 Comment »I don't know how this keeps happening. But I won't question it. The school has scheduled Grade 1 exams for next week Monday and Tuesday. This would mean, given Christmas, that the only day I have to ...
Forgot to mention
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Living in China, Travel | Comments OffI also have a new post up at the Lost Laowai blog, regarding travel scarves and their myriad uses. Go check it out!
Christmas spirit
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Homesickness, Living in China, Teaching in China, Travel | 1 Comment »Look what I found at the local bakery last week. I could not resist taking my picture with these girls. I was so happy to see Christmas decorations that I actually giggled out loud while I was looking for my ...
No Thanksgiving in small-town China
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Homesickness, Living in China, Teaching in China, Travel | 1 Comment »I had no formal Thanksgiving this year. Dinner in the cafeteria included potatoes, though, which sort of counts. And I told one of the Chinese teachers, who knew about Thanksgiving, that I was thankful for the opportunity to ...
Relaxing week, invention lesson, professional writing
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Living in China, Teaching in China, Travel | 7 Comments »This week has been extremely relaxing. I returned from Hanzhong and taught two days of class, spent the whole weekend knitting, taught two days of class this week, and today, sat around and talked to some old friends on ...
Today’s ten thousand things
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in 10,000 Things, Living in China, Travel | Comments Off- I want to design a video game; Grand Theft Auto: Hunan Province. At least, that's what it feels like on the buses. - Man, I hate the buses. - I took my first air-conditioned train to Hanzhong in the Sha'anxi ...
It makes me ill
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Homesickness, Living in China, Teaching in China, Travel | 3 Comments »I've been a bit under the weather lately. I think it's a flu/bronchitis deal, but nothing too serious. If I get fevery or achy, I take two acetaminophen and feel much better. I wish I didn't have the congestion, but that's just ...