An American Abroad
I'll be traveling to Cambodia and Laos at the end of this month. To get ready, I've held my own private film festival; call it cineprepping. There aren't very many movies about Laos. Fittingly, the only one I could find is called The Most Secret … [Continue reading]
There is a large park in Yuxi called Nie Er Square which features, among other things, a small lake with a sandy beach. I went there two nights ago and met up with my colleagues David and Daniel, David's girlfriend Xulu, and our mutual friend Emi. … [Continue reading]
[Read Return to Fuxian Lake, Part 1.] Further along the canal was a beautiful wooded park with a few pavilion-type buildings. There were some temples and shrines there dedicated to a god I couldn't … [Continue reading]
I had such a good time last week motorcycling out to Fuxian Lake that I thought I'd do it again. This time, I narrowly managed to avoid going to the hospital and going to jail. And I took photos at some of the villages that are built on canals … [Continue reading]
The assignment given to my students after they finished their final exam at Shane English Yuxi was to draw a picture and write an English sentence or two on it. One of my nine-year-olds, Vicky, is a bit of an over-achiever who loves to draw. Instead … [Continue reading]
I guess the name "Cumgood" was already taken. … [Continue reading]
On the map, the town of Jiangchuan looks to be only about 20 kilometers east of Yuxi via the Yujiang Expressway. But when you avoid the expressway and follow the back roads through a dozen villages, ride up and down mountains, and savor the … [Continue reading]
Although Beicheng is a village just 20 minutes north of Yuxi, I'd never been there before yesterday. I now regret not seeing it earlier. The buildings there are lower and older than those in Yuxi. Apparently the Chinese mania for tearing down … [Continue reading]
Today was the last day of Qingming, otherwise known as Tomb-Sweeping Festival in China. On this day, family members and friends go the graves of their deceased friends and relatives to pay their respects. Rachel, one of my Chinese friends, invited me … [Continue reading]
Coursera is offering two MOOCs that might be of interest to my friends and readers with an interest in teaching English as a foreign language. Shaping the Way We Teach English 1: The Landscape of English Language Teaching and Shaping the Way We … [Continue reading]
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