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Mandarin Orange: April 2009
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Saturday, April 25, 2009. In Which I Consider Murdering the Art Teacher. Clinging to the side of barren Chinese mountain, feet churning Wile E. Coyote-style for traction, blesses one with a certain perspective on the Big Questions: Why am I here? How did I get here? And if I go down, can I take the art teacher with me? It was at this point in my devotional that the middle school art teacher helpfully told me to stay put.
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Mandarin Orange: In Which I Missed the Bus
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Monday, July 27, 2015. In Which I Missed the Bus. OK, fine, so The Bus Gambit didn’t go very well. Two weeks of living in the Indian countryside and I decided that it was time to venture into Bangalore proper on my own. And not by texting Papu the congenial autorickshaw driver to come pick me up at campus. No! I was going to ride the bus! 8220;O, it is to laugh! She shook her head. 8220;No, 8! 8221; she said, and I the s...
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Mandarin Orange: In Which I Fail to Procure the TP
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Saturday, July 18, 2015. In Which I Fail to Procure the TP. This is a little indelicate, and I apologize, but: I'm almost out of toilet paper. I'm watching my single roll go inexorably down down down, despite my best efforts at moderation, and I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do about it. Maybe steal some from work? Anyway, I approached akka's store and bent conspiratorially over her front counter. Desperate, I curle...
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Mandarin Orange: March 2009
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Monday, March 30, 2009. In Which. Um. I ate slices of pig ear. I was a guest in someone's home, I was presented with what I thought was small, thin bacon, so I put it in my mouth. Pig's ear," said the girl who'd invited me over. "Very delicious.". Or not," I thought. Mmmmmm," I said. This resulted in more slices being placed in my bowl. That white strip down the middle? Friday, March 27, 2009. I speak English really well!
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Mandarin Orange: In Which I Have Some Roommates
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Saturday, July 18, 2015. In Which I Have Some Roommates. It wasn't so much the frog, but the fact that he brought a friend. And the fact that they were lurking behind my bedroom door. And the fact that a sizable lizard and all his. Friends seemed to have joined them. At least they eat the bugs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In Which I Missed the Bus. In Which I Have Some Roommates. In Which I Fail to Procure the TP.
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Mandarin Orange: In Which Oh Good Grief, Not Again
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Thursday, July 9, 2015. In Which Oh Good Grief, Not Again. I'm not saying it's the most. Pitiful thing in the world, but it certainly makes the list: the dorky, desperate hope that compels you to keep checking all the bags lurching past on the conveyor belt, even though you've checked them twice before. Maybe third time's the charm! Time the navy blue suitcase that clearly isn't my. Welcome to India. I really am. In Whic...
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Mandarin Orange: February 2009
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Saturday, February 28, 2009. In Which "To Get to the Other Side" Is Not a Good Enough Reason. The question isn't so much. Did the chicken cross the road, but. And the answer is, with mincing hesitation and multiple false starts. Standing at the edge of a breathless, busy street in downtown Korla, I extend a tentative toe, then quickly yank it back. Maybe now? Oh, no, no. No. How about. nope. OK, go! Nope Aaaaannd. go!
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Mandarin Orange: August 2010
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Monday, August 2, 2010. In Which Eggplants Are Beautiful and Delicious. By the time I mentioned that eggplants are purple, all hope was lost. The house built of my Chinese flash cards was about to topple, with me inside it. I offered a winning smile to my mystified audience and tried not to betray my hysterical internal monologue: THINK! What else are eggplants? WHY ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT EGGPLANTS? And they were rig...
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Mandarin Orange: June 2009
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Saturday, June 6, 2009. In Which You Know How Sometimes Bears Climb Up Mulberry Trees, then Gorge Themselves on Berries Until They're Kind of Punch Drunk? And then they accidentally fall out of the tree? At least I didn't break anything. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In Which You Know How Sometimes Bears Climb Up Mul. View my complete profile. The Corner on Kitty. Life is a Banquet.". Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Mandarin Orange: February 2010
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In which I used to live and teach English in China, but now I'm in India for a year. Friday, February 19, 2010. In Which I Eat Donkey. I thought it was beef with an unseemly past. It was not delicious. And that's all there is to say about that. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In Which I Eat Donkey. View my complete profile. The Corner on Kitty. Life is a Banquet.". Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
