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i got a little taste, today, of what it would be like to be an english teacher abroad. it's always been in my head a job of no consequence -- i knew it was difficult, and that the spectrum of good to bad was broad, but ...
February 11 @ 9:27pm . 66 views . 3 comments
not to toot my own horn, but today when i was in maggie33's middle school english class, one of the students asked me if i had plastic surgery because i was so handsome. they really like tall noses here, and, as i've m...
February 11 @ 9:14pm . 59 views . 5 comments
so i've been in busan now for a day and a half. not long at all, but i've really been enjoying it. while maggie33 worked yesterday, i wandered around nanpoodong, a fisherman/beach area. i was a bit tired and a bit uns...
February 11 @ 9:10pm . 53 views . 3 comments
maggie33 and i went out for karaoke tonight with some other travelers (and english teachers). most of them were from california, living in korea, and (i think) a few were just staying here for a bit on holiday. either w...
February 9 @ 10:19am . 61 views . 1 comments
the year of the rat. i bid you farewell, year of the pig. you've been a good one. one i shan't forget.today has been one of those days that provides way too much for my feeble mind to sort out for blogging purposes. so,...
February 6 @ 6:26am . 83 views . 2 comments
not sure if i've mentioned it before, but i've had some nasty luck when it comes to my apartment here. the place is great, and anyone who can help to make it better has and will, but somehow, i've just had the worst of ...
February 1 @ 6:39pm . 91 views . 0 comments
so my apartment here is fully furnished. i even have a super washing machine/drier thing. it happens to be outside on the balcony, where it is freezing cold. the other day, i decided it was time to do laundry. i started...
January 29 @ 5:27am . 117 views . 6 comments
there are a few things i find myself inexplicably proud of:
my belgian heritage my long hair (past tense... *tear*) my electronics my nose
you can make fun of my nose all you want (but don't tell me it's small), becaus...
January 28 @ 11:48pm . 83 views . 5 comments
so my first weekend in hangzhou (this time) has been fantastic so far. friday was rather uneventful, but i did get a gym membership (expensive by chinese prices... i have a bit of buyer's remorse, but it'll allow me to ...
January 26 @ 6:11pm . 91 views . 3 comments
so here i am in the middle kingdom for the third time. this time, however, is vastly different from any visit i've made before-- i have no set return date (though do NOT tell the chinese government that... i had to show...
January 22 @ 11:13pm . 67 views . 2 comments