The Last Days of Daguanghua |
We had looked forward to leaving Daguanghua for a while; it seems like once we hit the 8 month point, the dorm room we'd been living in started to get smaller and smaller. Also, some of our "friends" ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:57:00 GMT |
Chinese hookers ain’t free! |
We've been holed up in our room a little more than usual lately. We had a big holiday performance, so we had been making all kinds of (time-consuming)props. Meals are free, and they taste like it. Als...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:27:00 GMT |
"I think we’re getting scammed by a kindygartener..." |
Chinese kids love "Home Alone."
We were trying to decide which holiday movies would be good to show to a bunch of different age groups, and we have limited resources, namely an illegal (probably) Chi...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:20:00 GMT |
Birthday, boondocks and school bullshit |
My birthday was on Tuesday. The big 29. I don't know what I was expecting. I know that on Rory's birthday, the school and important administrative folks threw him a big birthday bash; replete with a p...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:05:00 GMT |
Beijing, Part III |
The next day we slept in. It was nice. It was still gross and rainy outside, and I was still feeling pretty crappy, so we decided to make it a low-key kind of day, with no temples or walls or tourist-...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:58:00 GMT |
Beijing--Part II |
Next day started bright and early. This was the wall day, and it was part of a tour package offered by our hotel, with an English-speaking guide and everything. Easy. Frank showed up in our hotel lobb...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:10:00 GMT |
Beijing, part I |
Beijing Beijing Beijing. When people think of China--us included before we actually came over here--they think of the biggies: Tiananmen, the wall, the 2008 Olympics, the people. We have had a few sig...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:18:00 GMT |
It was only a matter of time... |
Last night we were in a taxi on our way to a Korean bar near the Chinese beach. As we came upon a busy section of Shenyang Road, we noticed that traffic had slowed down a little bit. As we got closer,...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:06:00 GMT |
Flo and Eddie |
Flo and Eddie are my turtles. They are pretty cool guys. I guess they're guys...">
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:14:00 GMT |
Fun central with Chinese police |
Last week was an interesting one. We are fast approaching a Neal and Alyssa-free Weihai, so we have to get in as much hanging out time as possible. We decided to meet Neal on the beach so ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:23:00 GMT |
