by Alison | Dec 10, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Fortnight and Contemplate I have been made for a high and noble purpose. I am one of the special foods in China, and I have the wonderful task of bringing joy to many people during the Mid-Autumn Festival as they enjoy eating me and admiring the...
by Alison | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
Last year, I got to teach a cross-cultural communication class for the first time. This has been one of my favorite classes to teach. We had a team of teachers teaching the class for different students, but last semester was the first time the class was compulsory, so...
by Alison | Dec 3, 2024 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：想法，达成全家再次站起来，谭舒文向其他家人笑笑。这次是舒文的父亲致辞。舒文知道爸爸对她和她的高考分数十分骄傲。她每晚都挑灯夜战，成绩在一众同学中名列前茅。这么高的分数保证能让她在今年秋天去上自己中意的大学。舒文很少喝酒，但父母已经给她倒了一小杯，笑着对她说：“你是大人了。今天喝点儿没事儿！” 插画图者：赵智智...
by Alison | Dec 3, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Notion and Reach The family stood again, and Tan Shuwen (tahn shoo wuhn) smiled at the other members of her family. This time it was her father giving the toast. Shuwen knew he was proud of her and her score on the gaokao (gow kow—the Chinese...
by Alison | Dec 3, 2024 | Blog, Just Life
The last couple of weeks have been the season of activities and competitions! Last week, I had three different activities at my school or other schools. So what are some of the activities that foreign teachers here in China might be expected to or asked to attend as...
