Tag Archives: china

Are you familiar with the Journey to the West?

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Kathryn

More often than not, this seems to be the answer to the questions I have.

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Eco Camp, Part 1

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Kathryn

At Eco Camp, volunteers were all asked to lead activities. I asked our students to write and perform a short skit that addressed current environmental issues. These students took the story behind Qixi Festival (or, Chinese Valentine’s Day). In this … Continue reading →

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The Last Year in a Snapshot

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Kathryn

As you can see above, the most popular word my students learned from me this year was: Jerk. Sometimes we say ZhiYuanJerk (志愿jerk), as a play on ZhiYuanZhe (志愿者), the word for volunteer.

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(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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So this happened.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kathryn

About a month ago, I got an e-mail from a woman I had met before I came to China. She works for Peace Corps, specifically with the Master’s International students, and was working on putting a piece together featuring the … Continue reading →

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Chinese lesson

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Kathryn

This says: Liǎng rén sān tuǐ pǎo. Literally ‘Two-person three-leg run’ or as you may know it better: the three-legged race. Or, the event I competed in this last weekend at our university-wide sports meeting. You’ll … Continue reading →

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Bonus from our bike ride!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kathryn

There aren’t words*. *Except these: The box is actually tied to the man, that dog’s snug as, well, a dog in a box.

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Just the worst

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kathryn

Meaning: me. I am just the worst. At providing a thoughtfully curated view of my life here in China. I don’t even care so much about showing the best of the best, but my inability to post something even once … Continue reading →

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