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A recent grad in my early 20's hailing from Seattle, USA. This year I'm teaching English at a high school in Ningbo, China. Read along and have a laugh as I share my ridiculous adventures around Asia!
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Black Market Train Tickets
This post is a continuation of A Chianese Engalish is a best Engalish, where I detail my month-long trip this summer to Qinghai, Tibet, Nepal, Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The next morning I woke up sunburnt and exhausted. My stomach … Continue reading
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Tagged altitude, black market, Chinese medicine, culture, food, Lhasa, maffia, market, mosque, Qinghai, Tibet, train, train station, train tickets, travel, vacation, yak butter tea
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AYC and ABC’S
If any of you want to learn more about my program, AYC or Ameson Year in China, feel free to subscribe to the monthly newsletter! A photo from my trip to Qinghai Lake was featured if you want to check … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Ameson, Ameson Foundation, Ameson Year in China, AYC, children, China, Chinese, culture, English, ESL, learning English, singing, songs, teach abroad, travel, vacation
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Lucky Number 100: CRAZY Names for CRAZY Kids
If the title didn’t give it away, this is my 100th blog post!!! I can’t believe it has been over a year and a half since I started this blog to document my study abroad experience. Who would have thought … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson, Ameson Year in China, AYC, China, creative, English name, ESL, experience, funny, high school, Ningbo, quotes, teach, teach abroad, teaching english, travel
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I’m Famous!!! (Again)
The new Alliance China brochure is out and my photo of yurts in Xinjiang is featured on the cover! Check it out by clicking the link below, as well as my quote on page 12. http://issuu.com/allianceglobaled/docs/2014_ag_china_brochure_final It’s so great to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance, Alliance For Global Education, Anthony Dodge, Beijing, brochure, China, photo, photography, quotes, Study Abroad, travel, Xi'an, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Yurts
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#TIC
Originally posted on The Wandering Curl:
So, as with any fabulous teaching program, there is always an orientation week that your dear Curl looks ever so forward to, mainly for the social aspect, but also for the inside joke between…
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Working in a Gaokao Factory
Recently I came across an article, Chinese Cram School From Hell. This article does a great job describing the Chinese high school education system, and the immense pressure of the gaokao test. Since I work in one of these so-called “gaokao … Continue reading
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Tagged admissions, Ameson, AYC, China, college, creative thinking, culture, ESL, gaokao, ge, high school, memorize, schedule, senior middle school, teach abroad, test, travel, Year in China
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A Chianese Engalish is a Best Engalish
Sorry for the small hiatus, I just spent the last week in Guilin and Yangshuo for the National Holiday, the Chinese equivalent of the Fourth of July.. but they get a whole week off. It was absolutely beautiful, and I … Continue reading
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Tagged altitude, baby, beach, China, culture, culture shock, ESL, ferry, food, hostel, lake, mountain goat, noodles, Qinghai, Qinghai hu, Qinghai lake, riding yaks, spicy, teach abroad, Tibet, Tibetan, tour, travel, vacation, Xining, yak
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