Monthly Archives: May 2016

A former post was devoted our new school campus, with pictures dating from May 2nd when Peace Corp volunteer, Jackie Zubin, and I visited the site to check things out. We trekked by replanted sticks of trees, clamored over dirt … Continue reading →

All last week, text messages were flying between the English language departmental staff (including myself and Peace Corp volunteer Jackie) and our English major students. “Are we on for Friday or not?” The 10th Annual English Language Play Contest was hovering over … Continue reading →

I mentioned in the last post about the new campus, which Peace Corp volunteer Jackie (at my school) and I visited over a week ago.  We’d never been and were interested in seeing what we’d soon be moving into, since … Continue reading →

Today is Mother’s Day, although in my Chinese classroom, it’s really been a week of Mother’s Day activities for my students.  My Mother’s Day lessons focus on the history of the day ( how it came about and current Mom’s Day … Continue reading →

It’s a 3-day weekend in China, with Labor Day (May 1st) as a holiday with an added Monday of rest because our holiday just happens to fall on a Sunday, which is already a rest day in China. My weekend has … Continue reading →