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Friends Coming From Afar: March 2012
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Friends Coming From Afar. Thursday, March 29, 2012. That's right. Conversing in Chinese. I'm on a high right now. Sun Yuan was a tutor of mine last semester, but I also consider her a friend. Yesterday we got together for coffee and talked for an hour and a half. ALL IN CHINESE! Daily I still get into interactions where I can't understand somebody, but the truth is, Chip and I both have come so far from where we started last September. We are really gonna get this language! Thursday, March 22, 2012.
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Friends Coming From Afar: December 2011
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Friends Coming From Afar. Thursday, December 29, 2011. Still In Love With You: 依然愛你. Today Chip and I celebrate fours years of marriage. What a joy! My tutor introduced me to this song today. I already really liked the singer, Wang Leehom, and this song may be my new Chinese favorite. It has a great sound even if you don't understand the lyrics but the video does have English subtitles. Listen for Yi Ran Ai Ni (依然愛你), it means, still in love with you. Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Sunday, December 25, 2011.
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Friends Coming From Afar: Coming in the Year of the Snake. . .
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Friends Coming From Afar. Saturday, November 3, 2012. Coming in the Year of the Snake. . . Chip was born in the year of the dog, Mallary was born in the year of the pig, and coming in the year of the snake. . .baby Wiley! We are 14 weeks pregnant and due May 5. 2013, but later is fine. I want to complete as much of my last semester of Chinese study as possible. November 3, 2012 at 7:14 AM. Congrats to both of you :) and what a fun way to share your news with everyone! November 3, 2012 at 7:26 AM. So exci...
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Friends Coming From Afar: Pregnant in China
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Friends Coming From Afar. Wednesday, November 14, 2012. I am still hoping my stomach will start craving Chinese food again. In the meantime, I feel like I am failing miserably to eat as healthily and responsibly as I know I should. So many times lately when I have felt sick I have longed to soak in a bathtub. Somehow a shower is just not the same. I am hoping for a bathtub in our Thailand hotel room next February when we attend our annual conference. Don’t wear make-up (it might harm the baby). I went to...
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Friends Coming From Afar: January 2012
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Friends Coming From Afar. Tuesday, January 31, 2012. For that one night, we stayed at the Hump Hostel. I think you have to question a place that provides condoms and ear plugs in the room, but not soap and towels. To Kunming on a 7-hour train from Dali where the below little girl was the entertainment in our compartment.She sang, she danced, and she could count to 10 in English. Has anyone else heard of this place? The chairs are toilets. Blue-lit urinals decorate the walls. Sunday, January 29, 2012.
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Friends Coming From Afar: September 2012
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Friends Coming From Afar. Sunday, September 30, 2012. Minute to Win It. Last week we had a party with our tutors using the games from the American game show Minute to Win It. The night was great fun full of laughter and healthy competition between four teams: Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow. My proud moment was giving instructions for one of the games all in Chinese! These photos were sent to me by a Chinese friend. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera that night. To check out my friend, Erica's, blog.
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Friends Coming From Afar: February 2012
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Friends Coming From Afar. Sunday, February 26, 2012. Before the busyness of classes begins next week, we and some friends decided to take a day trip to Jilin City, a town only a 45 minute train ride from Changchun. Interestingly, Jilin is the only city in China to have the same name as it's province. It happened to be a snowstorm of a day making our trip more beautiful than expected but also a lot colder and slicker. Chip, Mallary, Stella, Marty, and Gabe. Seen below. . . Chip and his old pal Confucius.
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Teach and Travel: August 2010
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A blog about my adventures as a teacher and a traveler. At the moment, my focus is on two trips to the village of Pommern, Tanzania,. In Africa with the organization Global Volunteers - one in 2010 and one in 2012. School on my Mind. Resourcefulness in Rural Africa. Tanzanians say the darndest things! View my complete profile. Cross At Own Risk. Frisbee Catching Contest 2014. Life in the Middle Kingdom. Nicole's Journey to Laos! Only God Really Knows. For to be free. I want to be a. 820 Days of Africa.
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Teach and Travel: May 2010
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A blog about my adventures as a teacher and a traveler. At the moment, my focus is on two trips to the village of Pommern, Tanzania,. In Africa with the organization Global Volunteers - one in 2010 and one in 2012. The Flip Side of Teaching. After a Long Hiatus. View my complete profile. Cross At Own Risk. Frisbee Catching Contest 2014. Life in the Middle Kingdom. Nicole's Journey to Laos! Only God Really Knows. For to be free. I want to be a. 820 Days of Africa. Colin Has Visitors from Home. I am a crea...
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Teach and Travel: Going on Safari
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A blog about my adventures as a teacher and a traveler. At the moment, my focus is on two trips to the village of Pommern, Tanzania,. In Africa with the organization Global Volunteers - one in 2010 and one in 2012. You Know What Happens When You Assume. Still a Different World. A Whole Different System of Education. Getting in the Groove. View my complete profile. Cross At Own Risk. Frisbee Catching Contest 2014. Life in the Middle Kingdom. Nicole's Journey to Laos! Only God Really Knows. For to be free.
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