by Alison | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture
As an avid reader, I really enjoy all kinds of books, and one of my favorite ways to learn Chinese is to read Chinese books. I prefer to read books written by Chinese writers, but if my friends recommend other books, then I also enjoy reading books that have been...
by Alison | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog, Travels
Our second day in Western Sichuan was full of adventures. We left our little hotel in Luding (泸定) in the morning. We had planned to sleep in a bit and relax in the morning, but when Jaye and I were at breakfast downstairs, the boss told us that the electricity would...
by Alison | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
One of my favorite extra-curricular activities that my students can be involved in is something called Drama Night. The students are completely in charge of everything involved in Drama Night. They write and direct plays (or musicals!) and also act in them. Other...
by Alison | Oct 22, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Travels
Jaye and I had to get up pretty early today so that we would have time to get to the train station to catch our train. We had originally asked the same driver to take us back to the train station, but he ended up being busy the day we had to leave, so he found a...
by Alison | Oct 15, 2025 | Blog, Travels
I love places of natural beauty, and 九寨沟 (Jiuzhaigou) is one of the most amazing places that I have visited in China (get used to hearing that because my next few adventures were all incredible. On Tuesday morning, Jaye and I woke up early so that we could go have our...
