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May 29, 2004The last classWhere's the foreign teacher? (Kind of like where's Waldo, except easier.) Me and my Thursday postgraduate class on our last day together, May 27, 2004. (Next week I meet with individual groups for their finals)....Read this update May 28, 2004I want to be a sports announcer!Joan and I recently (OK, about two weeks ago) attended yet another English contest put together by ambitious student at ZUT. This contest was much different than the ones I've been to previously -- and was set up much like...Read this update May 26, 2004Hangzhou photosWelcome to my photo gallery of Hangzhou images. Although some are already on my web site, I though I would upload a few more everyday scenes to my blog....Read this update Drawing in classTeaching students who are older than me has taught me one thing: no matter what their level of English, bring activities and discussions that are age appropriate (i.e. singing "Twinkle, twinkle little star" will only make your 30-year-old students resent...Read this update May 22, 2004The China Daily does it againI can't help it -- every time I turn to page four of the China Daily I end up busting a gut laughing. Here are a few briefs from the May, 14, 2004 edition: Warning on Internet medicine Medicine and...Read this update May 15, 2004My flower and bird painting classEvery Saturday morning I wake up early to go to a flower and bird painting class I take at the "Old People's University." Some days, like today, it can be the most utterly frustrating and seemingly pointless task I've ever...Read this update May 13, 2004Bullfighting in the People's RepublicAnimal rights is one of those things I try not to think about in China. The relationship between human and animal is essentially different here and sometimes difficult to analyze. There are a few pet dogs in my neighborhood. Most...Read this update May 10, 2004A Big Bamboo SeaInstead of spending lots of money on a long trip for the May 1st holiday here in China, I decided to stay in Hangzhou. But by Wednesday I was getting antsy, and Joan and I decided to take a day...Read this update May 09, 2004Stuff to read about ChinaI spend a good amount of my time here in China reading about, well, China. During the year I've developed a system for checking various online publications for China news, because no one source seems to cover the whole picture....Read this update May 08, 2004My NeighborhoodAs winter turned into spring and now spring turns into summer, I have grown more and more attached to my neighborhood in the Zhaohui district. The neighborhood is nothing special, and those of us accustomed to quality building standards at...Read this update About MeAt some point during my sophomore year at NYU, I became obsessed with the idea of teaching English in China. My obsession started after taking two history courses -- one about modern Chinese history, the other about imperialism and colonialism...Read this update |
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