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KFC, Parks, beijing, travel
Bei(jing) of Pigs Invasion, Part IV
08.16.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments
I was trying to think of a clever way to start out this post, maybe by providing an interesting piece of trivia or…I don’t know, something salient to reel you in. In Googling ‘2008 olympics interesting stories’ (I know, aren’t I the pro Googler), I came across this little excerpt from the article 2008 [...]
KFC, beijing, dessert, entrees, restaurants, travel
Bei(jing) of Pigs Invasion, Part III
08.10.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments
The premise of fasting has always baffled and intimidated me. Some people dread getting those ‘Congrats you’re 50!’ colonoscopies because of discomfort—I dread the fast the day before. Celebrity fasts and cleanses? Hunger strikes? I don’t think so. While part of me admires the willpower of people who successfully starve themselves out of religion [...]
KFC, Kashgar, entrees, headaches, mysterious ingredients, travel
‘Stans By Me
05.04.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments
Turns out that now, if I want to upload pictures here, I need to first upload them halfway through Internet Explorer, then finish it off in Mozilla. Joy. I just spent two hours of my life bringing you this post, so ENJOY IT, I command you. And now, Kashgar:

I’ve struggled for over two weeks thinking [...]
From the Mouths of Babes, KFC, huzhou, less food-related, students
Paper, Gunpowder, and the Weather Forecast
04.22.09 | Permalink | Comment?
Welcome to the second installment of From the Mouths of Babes, or How I Went to Kashgar and Killed Class Time by Making My Students Write My Blog. Today we will here from my Tuesday morning English 0801 class. I love this class—it’s full of some spunky, funny kids, and it’s probably the only class [...]
KFC, Parks, animals, huzhou, less food-related, students, teaching
A Serious Expression in the Middle of July
04.13.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments
“Hey, a preschool is asking for some foreign teachers to give classes…and they want to invite foreigners from our school. Do you have any interest in this job offer?”
Silly me, I thought Hebe wrote that message in English. It wasn’t until I declined her offer that I realized it was actually in Chinese. Translation: “Hey, [...]
From the Mouths of Babes, KFC, animals, out and about, travel
When In Doubt, Seek Colonel Sanders Out
12.15.08 | Permalink | Comment?
During pertinent lessons, I’ve asked my students: “If my parents came to visit Huzhou, what would you tell them to do/eat/see?”

“Don’t come here!”

“Why would they come to Huzhou?”

“Huzhou is boring.”

“There’s nothing to do here.”

They may sound like whiny teenagers but…they’re kind of right. In Huzhou, one can shop (not much to [...]