An American Abroad
After playing Santa to the Shane English Yuxi Christmas party, I change into my civvies and take a hired car to the Kunming airport. In the departure lounge, I become an object of fascination to a group of Chinese tourists from Shenzhen. It … [Continue reading]
My newly-arrived colleagues, Luciana and Jonathan, have their own blog about living in Yuxi and teaching at Shane English Yuxi. Check it out! I especially like their description of the school and their account of their trip to a nearby Buddhist … [Continue reading]
In eleven days, we'll be having a massive Christmas party at work for the staff and all of our 550 students. At a meeting to plan it a few weeks ago, I suggested that one of the activities could be a ball toss at a tree-shaped target. My colleagues … [Continue reading]
I teach a full load of eleven classes at Shane English Yuxi: four on Saturday, four on Sunday, and one each on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It's a pleasant and forgiving schedule, one that allows plenty of time to prepare for lessons and to … [Continue reading]
Yesterday at Shane English Yuxi was the last day of class for my students in the first half of their first level of primary study. About half of the 14 students in this class have been with me since my summer Phonics class. Since they were my … [Continue reading]
Very thoughtful of this company to put up a banner instructing Chinese children how to use western toilets. … [Continue reading]
My friend Soli is a very accomplished artist. I saw some of his drawings recently and, as museum curators say, acquired one. This will be framed and hung chez moi. … [Continue reading]
The foreign teachers at Shane English decided to raise some 'stache for charity during the month of November. We each anted in ¥100 at the start of the month and agreed that if a razor touched any of our upper lips, its owner would have to pay … [Continue reading]
Yesterday my eleven year olds finished the last class of the course. They've been with me this whole semester and have been a great group. I met with their parents and was happy to learn that all of them will be back with me for the next course. … [Continue reading]
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