Life in China and Other Expat Tales
From the category archives:
So you might have noticed that I’ve taken some time off. Let’s just say that I’ve been out on a “snow day.” Never mind that it has been a miserably hot summer in Beijing. Perhaps we can just refer to the past couple of months as my heat stroke period, the way Picasso had a [...]
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Learning to Talk on the Radio
“Internet, Global Gal 1976, Good Morning.”
“Good Morning, Global Gal 1976, Go ahead.”
“Global Gal 1976, We will require a delay of several days in posting to blog due to imminent ICAO Aviation English exam and realization that we do not know how to talk on the radio. Request radiotelephony cramming sessions.”
“Approved, [...]
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Hmm… yea… August 3rd… What a great start to my renewed blogging! Without turning this entry into a complete complaint-fest, let me just say we are having some Internet issues, hopefully now resolved.
What do you think of the new look? I’m not 100% sure this is how it will stay. I’ve got a new toy [...]
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We’re just hanging out, trying to find as much shade as possible!
Barring any exciting developments, (like Linyi making the international press again), Global Gal will resume blogging August 1st. See you then!
En Español:
Aqui estamos, buscando sombrilla!
Si no pasa nada importante, volverá al blog el 1 de agosto!
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Is hiatus latin for hating it when you just can’t blog? I feel the need to post something here explaining my absence – that I might be absent for a little while. No particular reason other than I’ve just got writer’s block at the moment. I will be back, I do have stories and photos [...]
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Wow, have I not blogged anything since Wednesday? I certainly did mean to blog more this past week. Then my Internet connection at home crapped out and I was <get ready for it> actually expected to do work at work! </what a shocker>. What is this concept? Teach classes? Plan classes? Research library applications for [...]
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Sorry folks, not much to blog about. It rained all weekend and I got a haircut, which depending on your definition, may or might not be a mullet.
It’s not exactly what I wanted (who wants a mullet?) but I am going to live with it for a while. Although I’m not sure I want anyone [...]
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I’m working up a couple of new projects for the blog and one of them revolves around health and medicine in China. Anyone out there have any experiences with healthcare in China that they’d care to share? Email me at imaglobalgal at gmail dot com. I’m curious about all aspects of healthcare and I welcome [...]
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I wanted to write something witty. I wanted to tell you about our two students who earned their private pilot licenses this weekend. I wanted to share something interesting. I am seriously and severely incapable of doing any of that today. Not for lack of coffee, if nescafe counts. Not for lack of time as [...]
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. This blog explores life in China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. 
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