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(Made in China): May 2009
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Thursday, May 28, 2009. Reflections on joining the PC). The hardest part about applying to the Peace Corps is the waiting. What makes it even worse is that I am definitely not a patient person. Making jokes about the Peace Corps without really understanding what it was all about! Go on, call me an ass, I deserve it! OMG, look at all the Asian countries!
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(Made in China): June 2010
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. 舍不得: growing pains of the heart. I did not think I could love so many people so quickly and so deeply. Last semester, when I was not teaching, I was hiding out at home, spending my surplus of time on the stack of novels I lugged all the way from Hawaii ne. But this semester, I began to willingly. I usually enjoy thinking about t...
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(Made in China): June 2009
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Monday, June 29, 2009. More than ten hours after a tearful goodbye at the airport, I arrived in San Francisco late last night, only to get stuck in the spinning door to the Kabuki Hotel's lobby (thanks to my too-big, too-heavy suitcase). A ridiculous start to a ridiculous adventure! Ha-ha You're so funny. But it's okay, I'll let her sleep.". We all seem ...
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(Made in China): October 2009
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Thursday, October 29, 2009. I had no idea what I got myself into when I said "YES! To a student to who asked for a Halloween Party. Heck, I'm all for sharing a holiday that celebrates freaks and creeps! But Halloween can a spooky thing when you're planning a party that will be attend by anywhere from 8 to more than 200 college students! The computer and ...
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(Made in China): 舍不得: growing pains of the heart
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. 舍不得: growing pains of the heart. I did not think I could love so many people so quickly and so deeply. Last semester, when I was not teaching, I was hiding out at home, spending my surplus of time on the stack of novels I lugged all the way from Hawaii ne. But this semester, I began to willingly. I usually enjoy thinking about t...
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(Made in China): July 2009
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Plastic trees and all. Three red plastic palm trees adorn the entryway to the Jianzhong Hotel, where we’ve been staying since we arrived in Chengdu. As you might have guessed, one glance at those trees led to wistful thoughts of Hawaii. Surely, I thought, these next two years will be long ones. Got a cell phone. Received many price...
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(Made in China): November 2009
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Thursday, November 26, 2009. It's Thanksgiving Day in America, and I'm doing everything I can to keep from conjuring up images of KTA's roasted turkey and Aunty Judy's pumkin pie. My mouth is watering not only because I really wish I could be at home for this holiday, but because I am seriously. Um, hi. I am in bed.". Okay, see you.". So while my Thanksg...
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(Made in China): February 2010
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Friday, February 26, 2010. Peter Hessler is the pride and joy of Fuling, at least as far as my site mate and I are concerned. After reading his book, River Town. I tend to think books do. Change the world, that words do. Set change into motion. But should change be the purpose of writing? Does writing change anything? But Americans are attached to this i...
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(Made in China): October 2010
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Wednesday, October 13, 2010. 8220;What stops you from speaking out? 8220;So, is another person’s suffering “none of your business”? When is it appropriate to step in and help someone? Should we just. never help anyone? There was a long period of silence as my girls thought about it. And then Lily broke in angrily, “Even if we make it our busine...The bea...
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(Made in China): April 2010
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The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Peace Corps, or the Chinese government. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. A Typical Chinese Female Peasant (by Iris). I am teaching writing this semester, and I absolutely love it. I am in the midst of grading descriptive essays and just finished reading a very touching piece one student wrote about her mother. Enjoy :). My Mother, a Typical Chinese Female Peasant" by Iris. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).