Monthly Archives: June 2013

(Almost) A Year

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Kathryn

My family is kind of terrible at taking group photos, and I can only think of a handful of photos that include my father, my sister, and me that have been taking in the last decade. Because of this, naturally, … Continue reading →

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To the farm!

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Kathryn

Tomorrow morning I head back to the pig farm for a two day vacation. It’s Dragon Boat Festival here in China, and it’s one of the view Chinese festivals I can claim familiarity with. Fortunately, this year I am not … Continue reading →

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Questions and Answers

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Kathryn

Students are often really curious about my Chinese learning. They usually either over-estimate my abilities or grossly underestimate them (I have gotten exceptionally skilled at not flipping out whenever someone slowly intones “Ni Hao” in my direction). Way less frequent … Continue reading →

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