by Alison | Oct 15, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Pandemonium and ConfusedSeptember 19th This is my first week of classes at university, and I absolutely love it! I’m so glad I came to Hainan. The skies are so blue here, and even though it’s so hot, the library has air conditioning, and that’s...
by Alison | Oct 11, 2024 | Blog, Just Life
During the Chinese national day, I had a week-long holiday along with most Chinese people, and I decided to go to Japan to visit a friend of mine from college. I spent most of the holiday chatting with my friend and her friends, playing with her adorable kids, and...
by Alison | Oct 8, 2024 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：听墙角，音效我有一项重要的人生技能，那就是听墙角。我平时说得不多，但听得很多，而当我去听的时候，会听到很多有意思的东西。说到我听墙角最早的记忆，还是跟我父母有关。那时我在房间里玩娃娃，想象自己正和娃娃聊天，他们开始吵架。我把娃娃放下，去听他们说什么。他俩一个想五点半吃晚饭，另一个坚持说六点吃也是一样。我看了看床头的闹钟：6:05。我早早把房门打开了，这样能更清楚地听到他们的讨论。一开始我只是站在门口，希冀着他们能达成共识：吃完饭后再吵出个结果。听了两个小时声泪俱下的指控、谴责，我悄悄溜到厨房，给自己盛了一盘早已冷掉的...
by Alison | Oct 8, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Overhear and Acoustic My primary skill in life is overhearing things. I don’t talk much, but I listen plenty, and when I listen, I hear lots of interesting things. One of the first conversations I remember overhearing was between my parents. I was...
by Alison | Sep 29, 2024 | Blog
I started working in my current position in the Faculty of English Language and Culture at my university last fall. Every semester, I have between 100 and 200 hundred new students. Over just three semesters, that’s already a lot of new students, and learning all of...
