by Alison | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
The other day, I had dinner with my friend in such an interesting village in the middle of the city, that I would love to tell you about it. In China, and it seems like especially in Guangzhou, there are lots of villages in the city. Guangzhou is changing a lot, and...
by Alison | Feb 26, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
Conversations with taxi (or didi in China) drivers are almost always interesting. One guy in my city told me about the interesting things people had him transport—like a cat without anyone accompanying the cat. Someone just dropped it off and someone else picked it up...
by Alison | Feb 20, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
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by Alison | Feb 20, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Bottle and Disappear Wang Mingge (wahng meeng guh) stared at the piece of chalk in her hand that was poised over the blackboard. She knew her students were watching her, and her heart pounded. How do you spell hierarchy? Is it purely phonetic or is...
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...
