Monthly Archives: January 2010
It’s Time for More Chinglish Packaging!!
We see lots of funny examples of Chinglish but we keep forgetting to take pictures of it, so this post will be a little shorter than I’d like, but it’s still funny nonetheless. We saw this sign outside Grandmother’s Kitchen in Hangzhou. It is an upscale small chain restaurant that has a giant menu in … Continue reading
Outside the West Gate
The first day we arrived at the university we now we live we woke up early and took a walk out the Big West Gate (dà xÄ« mén in Chinese). This is what we saw: It was a big shock that first day because it seemed so dirty and so foreign. Later, we were told … Continue reading
The Best Teachers
I don’t want to brag or anything, but we just found out that the students voted Ryan and I as the top 2 foreign teachers. Okay, I lied. I do want to brag. Yes, those of you who know me too well might be wondering why I mentioned Ryan at all. You know that I’m … Continue reading
KTV’ing
I knew this day would come. I tried to avoid it as long as possible, but like going to the bathroom on a squat toilet it could not be avoided while living in China: I went to a KTV. KTV? I hear you ask. What is KTV? I’ll give you one hint. The K stands … Continue reading
When in Rome
Because there is no heat in the building here, despite the near freezing temperatures at times, students have to come up with crafty ways to keep from freezing. One tried and true way is the water bottle. They are popular here (as boiled water is readily available at every dorm and building) and you will … Continue reading
The Time Bending Blog
I should add a logistical note here. I set this blog up in the US and I haven’t adjusted any of the setting since. It is set to New York time which is 13 hours behind China time. So when a blog post says it is posted on Jan 1st, I actually posted it in … Continue reading
Making Magazines
That’s it. Classes are over, school is out. In 2 weeks we’ll be taking off for sunnier locations (western/southern China) but until then I have a lot of work to do. Namely, I have to grade finals. The way the grades here work is that 40% of a student’s full grade is daily participation while … Continue reading
It’s Picture Time!
We’ve done a lot of fun stuff over the past few weeks that I haven’t mentioned in my blog. Not only was it the holiday season, but it was the end of the semester as well. So I thought I’d do another picture post to keep you updated!