about 6 days ago - No comments
The village we were at in Hunan was pretty (and pretty small, for that matter). There wasn’t much to do except play with fireworks and firearms. Some of the students bought the fireworks (from the Mahjong lady’s store) to celebrate the end of the program. Not sure why they decided to set them off over
about 1 week ago - 3 comments
Not sure why one of my former students sent this to me. She said she thought of me when she saw it. So random. Related posts:Red Umbrella Day We watched a video on Video: Man vs. Cat Video: Discovery Channel’s I Love the World Video: SNL Obama Clinton skit
about 1 month ago - 2 comments
I’m starting week 2 of 2 in a town called Nijiangping, in Hunan, China. The people in this town are REALLY nice. Whenever we stop to buy drinks or popsicles, they always invite us to sit with them. We played Mahjong with some storekeepers: grandma (lady in black), grandpa (older man with glasses, and their
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
Edit: the green bucket is also used for hand-washing my clothes too. Here’s my bed for these 2 weeks we’re here in Hunan, China. They’re bunk beds made out of wood, lined with a thin blanket and cardboard, topped with a bamboo mat that’s cooling in this hot, humid weather. No AC here, just the
about 2 months ago - 4 comments
It’s been crazy non-stop here, as usual. They pack in so much in the schedule that I feel bad for the kids. Tonight was the first night we had some time off. We arrived on Sunday and it’s now Friday. Anyways, as we walked back on campus, we walked by this building where we heard
about 2 months ago - No comments
Oops, I didn’t get a chance to post about yesterday: red umbrella day. If you’re unfamiliar, perhaps a search would be in order. Related posts:Jonathan went to David . Video: Red Army “Beat It” Non-stop traveling Google’s New Approach to China Pet peeve: Splitting the bill
about 3 months ago - No comments
Icann has switched on a system that allows full web addresses that contain no Latin characters. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to have so-called “country codes” written in Arabic scripts. The move is the first step to allow web addresses in many scripts including Chinese, Thai and Tamil.
about 4 months ago - No comments
Get a free bagel at participating Noah’s Bagels on Fridays before 11 a.m. when you present a print-out coupon. Related posts:Free Food Deals! 19 cent coffee at Noah’s Free 8×10 Photo Print at Walgreens FREE Candy Bar Coupon Free Chips and Queso at Chili’s
about 4 months ago - No comments
Free Admission to the Academy of Sciences this weekend for Sunset residents…woohoo! Related posts:How to get Yahoo Mail Beta Google Reader Play Headphones and Feed Readers Ping Favelet DVD movie weekend
about 5 months ago - No comments
A study published today has found that Children born in rural China are three to six times more likely to die before they turn 5 than those in the cities, a study found, highlighting the wide gulf in healthcare provision for the rich and poor in China. Related posts:Beautiful China China Rush On “Lucky” Wedding
about 2 years ago
Wow, your site looks really cool now! Nice job on the layout.
about 2 years ago
Hehe…thanks. This site is always evolving.