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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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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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A little bit country

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Kathryn

As I mentioned earlier, I had the privilege to go to the more rural parts of Qingyang to ostensibly ‘observe’ some of the students during their teaching internships. Of course, after the first time I wised up and realized that foreigners don’t … Continue reading →

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