Life in China and Other Expat Tales
From the category archives:
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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What a day. It is cloudy and rainy. The perfect day to be at home in bed. I have been tempted multiple times today to just put my head down and sleep. Instead, I have been researching ticket options for our upcoming trip to Spain. I am always astounded by prices. But what can you [...]
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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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This morning while I was whining about headaches and cold feet, the DH was in the airplane with two students flying the third cross country flight in our school’s history. (And I have a feeling they were not too warm, either!)
A cross country flight is a necessary part of Private Pilot License training where the [...]
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Whew, I just experienced the scariest 20 minutes of my life. The electricity in our entire apartment complex just went out.
It’s -12 outside right now. That’s 10 F. That’s seriously cold. As I lit every candle in our apartment, all 4 of them including my new Christmas tree candle, which I was thinking was more [...]
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At work recently I’ve been editing a document that was translated from Chinese to English. The document is part of a training syllabus for a pilot course and it uses a lot of standard aviation phraseology. This makes editing the Chinglish a little easier, but I still find some strangely translated words and phrases. Having [...]
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I’m swamped! No time for blogging. I’ve got three term papers to write, other assignments to do, a trip to Hong Kong and classes to teach at work.
If you have not received emails from me or were wondering why I am not blogging, well that it is why.
Hope you are all well!
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Everyone loves a monkey. Didn’t we all go to the zoo and stare at the monkeys as children, mesmerized by their furry faces, their near-human acts, their funny grooming behavior? I’ll never forget how I laughed when the DH told me of the time he and his friend M. went to see the monkeys in [...]
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Luke – First Solo at JTFA (the force was with him)
Yesterday was an exciting day at JTFA – we had our first ever solo flight by a student! The first solo is a momentous occasion – the student is alone in the cockpit for the first time. Other than communication with the air traffic controllers, [...]
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Fall is here. (Even though by the Chinese calendar we are in mid-autumn already.) I’m wearing a jacket. It is windy and cool. It is even cool enough for my favorite treat – green tea oatmeal. (It’s way more delicious than it sounds!) How long will this last?
As predicted by our local meteorologist, September is [...]
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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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