Monthly Archives: September 2006

National Holiday

The cars are honking, one can hear the hustle and bustle of students and parents, but in about an hour or so campus is going to be quiet. Very quiet. National Holiday (the anniversary of the founding of the People’s … Continue reading

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Disgusted

I'm so disgusted by this I can't even express it without cursing every other word. So much for America being “the land of the free…” Gee, could Gonzales be worried that the Courts are going to give the new “it's … Continue reading

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Outrage?

Maybe I am too naive, but where is the outrage over this? Wait… why did it even get to this point? Where is everyone? And why are they not FLIPPING OUT and protesting in the streets against this sort of … Continue reading

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30 Days

It's been 30 days since I've arrived in China. I find it fitting that my body decided to celebrate by coming down with a cold. I came to China with a cold, and on the month anniversary I have a … Continue reading

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Mixed Bag

Last week started out well enough. My students were behaving as well as could be expected for energetic 9-13 year olds. Wednesday morning the downward spiral began. My first class was so bad. I caught a bunch of students reading, … Continue reading

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China Scarf

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mmmm… GROSS

I love that when I blow my nose that copious amount of dirt comes out. I've a feeling it's all tied to the current weather condition, a continuation of yesterday's, Smoke. Really, can smoke be a weather condition? I think … Continue reading

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Forecast

Only in China… The current weather conditions for Zhengzhou: Smoke.

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Exchanges

My first week at the school I was approached by one of the English teachers wondering if I would be willing to spend some time with two of her female students. She told me that in November they have to … Continue reading

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2006 Book Challenge

Since deciding to make a greater effort to read, I thought I'd keep a list of the books I've read: 1. Family Values, Sin City, Book 5 – Frank Miller – I'm very particular about my graphic novels/comic books. The … Continue reading

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Dust

China ’s slogan should be “ Land of Dust ”. It is so unbelievably dusty. All. The. Time. I sweep the floor twice a day and am always stunned on how much dust has accumulated over a period of 12 … Continue reading

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Teacher's Day

This week has been very interesting in regards to teaching. Even though I taught our first week here, it was my first full week of teaching. The interest in oral English is mixed. About half the students want to be … Continue reading

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Argh! The Sun! My Eyes!

Holy crap! The sun's out! And the clouds have gone away! After over a week of clouds and rain it seems so strange to actually be able to see the sky. Things are going well, classes are starting to develop … Continue reading

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