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FAQ: Buying a House in China – Part 2

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

In case you missed it last week, I was finally able to share the news that my husband and I bought a house here in our city and was inspired to share a few pointers about buying a house in … Continue reading →

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FAQ: Buying a House in China

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Well, I guess the title of this post says it all, for those of you who didn’t already know.  It also explains a bit why I’ve been MIA in posting for the last few weeks. My husband and I bought … Continue reading →

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Right On the Button

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Sometimes, English is stupid. I know, I speak and teach the language, so how can I badmouth it like that? Well, I never really stop to think about whether it makes sense or not, since it is my native language … Continue reading →

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My Very First Ever Contest!

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

A week or so ago, as I walked to the spot where we meet our school van for rides to work, I chanced upon something so rare, so nearly impossible, so unexpected…that obviously I whipped out my cell phone to … Continue reading →

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How NOT To Choose An English Name

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

You know what one of the strangest and oddly most stressful parts of my job teaching English in China is? Having to give English names to new students. (We always do this for new students – it makes it easier … Continue reading →

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Back From Hiatus, and Don’t You People Know Who I AM?!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Oh, hi there!  Long time, no see. What’s that? You don’t remember me? No, no need to apologize.  I completely understand.  I mean, from your point of view, I pretty much dropped off the face of the internet (does the … Continue reading →

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Shopping Mall Surprise

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

Sorry, folks, but you’re not going to get an awful lot of witty writing from me this week (frankly, it’s a miracle you’ve even got this post to enjoy, because WordPress has been very finicky the last few days, and … Continue reading →

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Talk This Way

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

One thing my husband does that always makes me laugh is to imitate speakers from different areas of China.  “Do Beijing!” I’ll exclaim, and he’ll natter away, ending all words with a pirate-like arrr.  “Now do Tianjin!”  “Now do your … Continue reading →

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Unexpectedly Expected

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

The longer you stay in China, the less surprising anything is to you. Sure, you may register an instant of intrigue, but after that split second “Oh,” you end up just shaking your head, saying, “Well, that seems just about … Continue reading →

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Oh My Gourd!

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

“I bought you a present!” he said with a smile over a FaceTime chat. My husband just arrived home last night from a five-day work trip.  It sounds like it was about as exciting as one would expect from a … Continue reading →

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