February 28 is my fourth anniversary of teaching English in China. At 8:25 am, Feb. 28, 2005, I first walked into a Chinese classroom
Tag: School
don’t stand so close to me
An object of affection, of school girl crushes? Just another day in the life of The Stevo.
pana-rabbits
A warren on young rabbits on parade.
an evil weekend
The constant rain, that had me wondering how to build an ark, has passed. The sky over Shenzhen is now a bright seasonal blue and full of fluffy clouds. There is that evil ball of flame some call the sun, it’s only purpose to burn me to a crisp, to contend with. Better that than…
lunch with the stevos
A little tale about cooking Chinese food at home, in China.
no school: typhoons and email
Typhoon Fengshen rolled through Shenzhen yesterday. School was canceled city-wide, officials anticipating damage from the killer storm. Dorm students were confined to their quarters, many not pleased. Six to a room and a raging typhoon do not happy campers make. Typhoon Fengshen, named by China and meaning God of Wind, left a swath of destruction…
a slight break in the rain
There was a short break in the never-ending rain this week (above). Like all good things, it didn’t last. Last Friday the storm set a record, dumping more rain in one day than any in the last 50 years. The road outside my school flooded, denying access to the buses that ferry the students home…
meeting the survivors
I was walking home after work. It was hot, my shirt stuck to my skin. I wanted a drink, a shower, and air conditioning, not particularly in that order. We had been practicing for Parents’ Day for more than a month. The next day was “go time.” Everyone, me more than most, was tired and…
classmates, or your daily Chinese lesson
Classmates, or, tong xue (同学）. Or friends, pengyou (朋友). Here endeth the lesson. Captured: April 14, 2008.
an ewok and questions on the stairs
Nancy is comically short. Grade 1 students are small but Nancy’s proportions place her in a different visual class than her contemporaries. I nicknamed her “The Ewok” out of affection. If she was hairier she could easily be one of George Lucas’ Return of the Jedi characters. I was standing on the stairs between classes….