This is a good place to live if, like me, you enjoy food. So far, Jill and I have gleefully explored the culinary landscape from high to low–we’ve sampled everything from McDonald’s to fancy Chinese hot pot restaurants. So far, our favorite meals have been at Japanese-style Teppanyaki joints. (I know these exist stateside, but […]
…is neverending fun. Though I’ve yet to win. (In truth, I’ve been tossing out my receipts. But I’m gonna start collecting ‘em.) Check out the details here.
I’m back online, baby. It took two visits from computer technicians to get my laptop hooked up to the Web. But now we’re Internet-enabled at our apartment.
(The technical details, for you geeks who might be interested: the techs were confused and it took ‘em a while to figure out that you don’t need software […]
We’re making some progress on the at-home Internet connection, so posts will continue to be limited. But here’re some links to check out for now:
–Laura P. sends word about a worthy organization: Right to Vote, a group raising awareness about barriers to voting for those convicted of felonies. Seems to me that if you’ve done […]
A couple more funny teaching anecdotes to relate:
1) Here’s a conversation I had with one of our Chinese secretaries yesterday:
Me (between classes, after seeing a student’s badminton racquet sticking out of his bag): “Oh, badminton. I like badminton. Do you like badminton?”Chinese secretary: “No, I don’t like badminton. I don’t like exercising.”Me: “Oh, I do. […]
…for being slow to post stuff here. Also, to the many people I owe emails, I say this: please hang in there.
I’ve been quite busy of late and haven’t had much time for Internet stuff. But we’re hoping to have a Web connection established in our apartment in the coming week or two, and […]
I’ve just completed my first full week of teaching. I observed classes for a week, and then taught a few classes last week. Here’re a few funny things that’ve happened so far:
1) I have a student named Jacky. He’s 7. He’s extremely smart and very friendly. On Monday we had this conversation:
Jacky: “Teacher Newley?”Me: “Yes, […]