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Jengdu: Panda Haikus

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, November 29, 2008. You eat food all day –. Lying on your back, upside. Down – bamboo buffet. Panda, you are not. HA I love you more than I can put into uncreative non-english major words. December 4, 2008 at 1:05 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Poem for the Street Sweepers. An Ode to the Taxi Drivers. View my complete profile.

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Jengdu: August 2008

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Friday, August 22, 2008. 7th grade - 2 students. 8th grade - 5 students. 9th grade - 5 students. Monday, August 18, 2008. The Acorn and the Oak Tree. Earlier this week, a mosquito whispered in my ear as I was trying to fall asleep. He cooed, "What are you doing here, sweet-smelling white girl? My air-conditioner rumbled, someone else's water trickled down the bathroom pipes, and he kept on asking, "Why did you come? I almost let him ge...

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Jengdu: January 2009

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, January 31, 2009. Bill and I joined in a rooftop party and contributed paper lanterns that floated into the night sky like glowing hot air balloons. It was a trick getting the things lit, though! I feel good about this, the Year of the Ox, and I will do my best to update this blog more regularly (weekly, in fact! Check out this story about how the Chinese Zodiac animals were assigned:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Jengdu: Respite and resolutions..!

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, January 31, 2009. Bill and I joined in a rooftop party and contributed paper lanterns that floated into the night sky like glowing hot air balloons. It was a trick getting the things lit, though! I feel good about this, the Year of the Ox, and I will do my best to update this blog more regularly (weekly, in fact! Check out this story about how the Chinese Zodiac animals were assigned:. March 13, 2009 at 11:48 AM.

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Jengdu: November 2008

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, November 29, 2008. You eat food all day –. Lying on your back, upside. Down – bamboo buffet. Panda, you are not. Monday, November 17, 2008. A Poem for the Street Sweepers. You sweep the streets. Of a nation,. By the same care. I cannot begin to. You have born,. On the backs of bicycles,. The curvature of neck and spine,. But I cannot help but wonder. An Ode to the Taxi Drivers. This is an ode to the taxi drivers.

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Jengdu: Cockwork Orange: Ultimate Frisbee in Bangkok!

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, April 18, 2009. Cockwork Orange: Ultimate Frisbee in Bangkok! At the end of February, Bill and I made a blitz trip to Bangkok to play in an Ultimate Frisbee hat tournament (they draw your name out of a hat and put you on a team, so it's O.K. to show up solo). It sparked what would become a rejuvenation of frisbee in our lives, and the start of frisbee in Chengdu! Bill and I had both been pretty inactive during the winter mont...

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Jengdu: Painting the Mountains: A Trip to the Rooftop of the World

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, April 18, 2009. Painting the Mountains: A Trip to the Rooftop of the World. It was a two-day train trip to Lhasa. Tight quarters on the train caused claustrophobic feelings that were slightly assuaged by expansive blue skies and dusty mountains in the distance. As the altitude increased, so did our anticipation. Brightly painted window sills and prayer flags underscore a blue, moon-spotted evening sky. View my complete profile.

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Jengdu: Where I Live

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, April 18, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cockwork Orange: Ultimate Frisbee in Bangkok! Painting the Mountains: A Trip to the Rooftop of t. View my complete profile.

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Jengdu: April 2009

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The (Mis)adventures of an American English teacher in Chengdu, China. Saturday, April 18, 2009. Cockwork Orange: Ultimate Frisbee in Bangkok! At the end of February, Bill and I made a blitz trip to Bangkok to play in an Ultimate Frisbee hat tournament (they draw your name out of a hat and put you on a team, so it's O.K. to show up solo). It sparked what would become a rejuvenation of frisbee in our lives, and the start of frisbee in Chengdu! Bill and I had both been pretty inactive during the winter mont...