by Alison | Nov 28, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
Growing up, Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays. Usually my cousins would be in town, and I loved hanging out, playing together, talking and laughing. I loved the family time. Christmas was fun because I got to be with my family and exchanging gifts and focus...
by Alison | Nov 21, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
I’m a slightly adventurous person, but not all the time. With fashion, I’m very unadventurous. If I could buy the same pants or shoes on repeat for years, I would. I know this because I did that with jeans for a while. I found a pair that I liked, and several years...
by Alison | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
Our school has an abundance of stray cats wandering around. As a cat lover with a cat allergy, I’m extremely thankful for all of the chances to see kitties every day. Ironically, my roommate is also a cat lover who is allergic to cats, and she spends even more...
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 | Sep 30, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Travels
One of the things that I really wanted to do while I was in Chengdu was to go to a panda conservatory and see the pandas. The first time I was in Chengdu for just 16 hours (several years ago), we had time to go to a mall and see the giant fake panda climbing onto the...
