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Hong Kong
HONG KONG January 27 to February 2, 2006 Zac and I spent the week of the Lunar New Year in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, better known simply as Hong Kong. It is separated from mainland China by the Sham Chun River, and consists of the New Territories, …
Lantern Festival
LET THERE BE LIGHT… February 2006 In China, the dark days of winter are brightened by the decorative lights from the numerous festivals occurring during this bleak season. The lights first emerge in the beginning of December, with Christmas tree lights. The illumination grows in January with the lights for the Spring Festival, decorating streets …
Police
“I AM THE POLICE” July 2005 We had just returned from running, and were covered in sticky sweat, when our doorbell rang. It was a policeman. He emphasized this fact by pointing to the emblem on his sleeve and saying, “I am the Police.” We had been warned that some day a policeman might show …
THANKSGIVING November 2005
THANKSGIVING November 2005 CONVERSING WITH THE BANANA MAN On our walks home from school in the evenings, we often pass an elderly fruit seller whom we call “The Banana Man.” He is friendly and cheerful, despite spending all of his afternoons and nights bundled up on the sidewalk peddling oranges, apples, and bananas. He always …
FAQs ABOUT TEACHING ENGLISH IN CHINA WITH ASTON these are only the opinions of Sera
FAQs ABOUT TEACHING ENGLISH IN CHINA WITH ASTON these reflect only the personal opinions of Sera and not of Aston You can read these letters: Future English School & Doses of English to learn more about teaching here HOW DO I APPLY?Go to the school website at http://www.astonrecruiting.com/ and read all about the school. There are …
CRIMES
CRIMES April 2005 Wednesdays are bad days for me, because not only do I have my psycho-kindergarten classes, but I also have my C12 class. This class has only four people who spend most of the time talking to each other in Chinese. Seven weeks ago, on the first day of class, they had …
FORBIDDEN SPEECH July 2005
FORBIDDEN SPEECH July 2005 During one lesson in my adult class, we were discussing the mafia, and I joked how it was the IRS who finally brought down Al Capone. I explained how the mafia was so powerful that they could intimidate witnesses, so even although everyone knew Capone was a criminal, they could not …
CHERRIES
CHERRIES June 2005 It’s cherry season in Dalian now. Everywhere we look, the fruit sellers’ boxes are overflowing with the tart red fruit. Because our street is lined with fruit sellers, the passage of our time is marked in the seasons of fruit. When we first arrived, it was strawberries and pineapples, there was a …
Panama City
Panama: Panama City Panama CityWe arrived at our hotel in Panama City around 9 pm and met Shanu there. Please do not picture the Holiday Inn. Hotel, on our budget, means a spartan room with beds and a bathroom. The mattresses are thin, the sheets are ragged, the floors are tiled, and the other furniture …
ROOM WITH A VIEW
A ROOM WITH A VIEW March 2005 On our second day in Dalian, the people from the school picked us up to take us to our apartment. Our apartment is on the third floor of a six-story building, which is situated on a terraced hill. There are 61 steps from the street up to …