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¿Qué significa ‘nidos’?
Student: You speak English or español?
Me: 汉语吧!
Student: ¿De dónde eres?
Me: Los estados unidos.
Student: ¿Qué significa ‘nidos’?
Me: Estados. Unidos.
Student: ¿Qué significa ‘nidos’?
Me: De los estados unidos.
Student: ¿Qué significa ‘nidos’?
Another guy: 她会说汉语
Me: 美国!
Student: Aaaaah! (runs away in shame)
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Cheating! Everybody's Cheating!
Well, I know we are all just trying to get ahead in life (or as one friend put it, "I'm just trying to survive!"), but there sure is a lot of cheating going on these days.
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Good... Ness?
ME: Good morning!
A: There's no such thing.
Why Teachers Don't Want Ears on the Back of Their Heads
A: (Rushing from the classroom to get to the next class early.)
STUDENT: Teacher! Teacher!
A: (Continuing on her way.)
STUDENT: Teacher! I missed the final exam!
A: Parting shot over her shoulder: Yes, you most certainly did!
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Decisions, Decisions!
I have not yet notified my school about teaching another semester. I'm currently teaching in the English program at International College at Beijing (ICB), preparing students who are going to study at the UK. Now I've heard that the University of Colorado Denver is offering three ESL positions at ICB ( Read more... ) -
The Lap of Luxury
I decided that I would make a video of myself sitting at the nice pool at the health club. Even though I can't really get outside to exercise, I still have this great option.
So I thought I'd boast about this luxurious, clean pool, and add something positive to my video blogging history. And then ... well, see for yourself.
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Keeping My Cool
I'm having some trouble with the heat (which is silly ... it's not that hot yet), and I'm wondering how I'll adjust ( Read more... ) -
Marketing Ideas
Today, walking down the street, I saw a fruit vendor with a cart full of pears and lychee. She had taken some flowers from the side of the road (leftovers from the Olympic greening of Beijing) and stuck them into her bunches of lychee ( Read more... ) -
Satellite TV at the Health Club
I was walking on the treadmill at the health club, flipping through various channels and catching glimpses of shows. I wasn't willing to commit to any of them, but a few caught my eye.
On BBC, they were talking about the UK's first female poet laureate. I thought I must have heard that wrong. The first female? In 2009?! You'd think women have ( Read more... ) -
Just Shoot Me Now!
These shots have been getting harder and harder to give to myself. They hurt quite a bit. It's not the needle that hurts; it's the medicine itself. There's no way to predict when or how much it's going to hurt, so every shot gets more ... suspenseful.
I'm also running out of places that I can reach. I get these horrible red spots that last for a ( Read more... )
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