A blog update is certainly long overdue, what’s the deal? Hmm… well, I got a job. No more lazy days around the house for me. I’m working 9:30 am to 7:30 pm everyday (monday to friday) writing, writing, writing all day long and that leaves me with very little time for doing much more than [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. ;)
