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May 23, 2009 11:21

I Can Has Future Plans!

Last week I had the curious honor of signing away 2 years of my life to teach at the Independent Schools Foundation Academy of Awesome. Okay, so the "of Awesome" was added by me, but I'm pretty excited to be working there. It's a bilingual immersion school, with classes taught in Mandarin and English, which I think is ( Read more... )

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arbutus May 23 2009, 05:31:23 UTC

I am a Hong Kong anti-expert, but if you have any idea who Myron Minn-Thu-Aye is (my Burmese-Chinese Hong-Kongian WOOLF leader who actually went through the English school system there), you might ask him!

Also, ANNA IN STATES, NO WAY. I honestly didn't think I'd see this happen for another like six years.

pinkrhino June 1 2009, 11:56:27 UTC

Hmm. Perhaps I'll try emailing him out of the blue? He sounds cool.

Okay, so if I'm in these States of yours, can we make a road trip happen?

NEEEEEEEEEEDDDDD ROOOOAAAAAAADDDDD TRIIIIIIIPPPPPP

kimberkit May 23 2009, 13:31:58 UTC

Best way to learn written Chinese: look for the pictures. It's all pictoral.

pinkrhino May 23 2009, 13:36:15 UTC

I was thinking more along the lines of specific textbook recommendations - any ideas there?

kimberkit May 23 2009, 13:37:08 UTC

Alas, no :( Years out of date...

mortalysis May 23 2009, 16:42:06 UTC

Congratulations :) I heard this from Nina the other day.

Do you know who Ji Ae Rhee or Kenny Yim are? They are graduating this year and starting two-year contracts at a school in Shenzhen, which is, like, right there.

pinkrhino June 1 2009, 12:00:11 UTC

Thanks :) And hey, 대단해 to you too! I hear you're all, like, going to grad school and stuff. I don't the people you mentioned, but perhaps we'll run into each other at some point...?

Also, are you going to be around Williams sometime in August? or elsewhere near Philadelphia/New York/Boston such that I can show off my Korean sk1llz to you, my very first Korean teacher?

ojouchan May 23 2009, 20:56:58 UTC

Can I get in your suitcase?

pinkrhino June 1 2009, 12:01:07 UTC

Sure :) If LA ever loosens its hold on you...

idealforcolors May 23 2009, 22:07:53 UTC

Fantastic, congrats! So exciting! i think one of my coworkers is from Hong kong, i'll have to ask her if she has advice. (Also, i'm selfishly excited you'll be somewhere i totally want to visit - fortunately, 2 years is a realistic amount of time for saving up!)

pinkrhino June 1 2009, 12:02:49 UTC

Whee! I totally want you to come and visit so we can party like it's 1999. Any advice from your coworker people yet?