The Minister of the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) is coming to visit our school tomorrow. In order to impress upon him how busy and hardworking we are all, I’ve been asked to put on a “fake class” tomorrow with a group of students. I’m normally off on Saturdays, and so are the English [...]
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I didn’t realize that planting posts was the proper way to welcome Spring, but that is exactly what is going on at our academy this week. A long, neat row of sticks appeared overnight a few days ago. My question – are these things going to turn into trees? This one is trying – see [...]
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We had a great weekend in Beijing, as you might have read in the preceding blog entries. Back in Shijiazhuang and back to work, I feel like I need another Sunday to rest from the weekend. I’m not as tired as these guys though: Have a great week.
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I know that I just signed off for the weekend, but I’ve just had a shower from hell and I wanted to share the experience with all of you westerners who luxuriate in beautiful, functioning plumbing everyday. I don’t know if this is typical of Chinese showers, but it is way too common here at [...]
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Tomorrow I am going to Beijing. I have been asked to be involved in interviewing potential students for the school. I will be assessing their English level. It should be interesting. And if the students come to the school and can’t speak English, it will be my fault! I’m looking forward to the trip because [...]
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I’m starting to feel like one of those old Southern men who gets together every morning with the other old men at the Dairy Queen or local coffee shop to talk about the weather… But WOW! Today the weather is so fantastic I have to blog about it. Besides, I have nothing else to blog [...]
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I guess the weather has just been too nice and cooperative lately because today was not a nice day at all. There seems to be a layer of dust and sand just hanging over us, so much so that it is actually palpable. Evidently this is the transition to Spring – dust and sand storms. [...]
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What a beautiful day! The sun is shining, it is warm enough to wear a light jacket and it seems that spring is just around the corner. We took the early bus into the city today to do a little shopping and get out of the house, err, hotel. The early bus comes at 8AM, [...]
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Whoa, Things are way too boring around here! I need to find something to blog about… The past week has been very busy for me at work. I’ve been preparing final exams to give to the students which is a nightmare, seeing as how I don’t think very many of them are going to pass. [...]
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The weather has been great for the past few days. Blue skies, cool breezes, sun – actual sun, not a glowing mass of clouds. Maybe spring is not too far away. The airplanes are actually in the sky flying for a change, not parked on the apron covered up to protect them from the cold. [...]
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window. And, yes, I do wear my santa hat year-round. ;)
