Skyrun Hotel Yangzhou
1 South Wenhe Road, Guanglin District Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225002, China
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Summer Camp Teaching
... all over the province for 15 days of intensive English language emersion. The kids, ranging from 8 – 14, are divided into two parallel camps with 10 classes each taught by 20 international teachers. The idea is to provide a fun and friendly camp for the kids to enjoy their summer holidays but also to learn some English at the same time. Each teacher had to select a state, holiday and sport which they would ...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo
... Charles and I realized Cinco de Mayo was coming up, I told him and Sam that I'd make tacos for them tonight. However, I realized that I still had a gift certificate to the restaurant called "Tacos" in Ba Bai Ban that I got when my mom and I ate there in February.
Despite the name, the only Mexican food the restaurant has are tacos, and the place doesn't sell ...
I'll Be Your Chinese Man
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Needless to say, I had trouble finding something suited to my unreasonable standards. I decided to go to Bread Talk and think over my choices. Over a cappuccino and a slice of cheesecake, I decided to leave Ba Bai Ban and go to another nearby department store. On the way there, I stopped in at a shop that sold knock-off designer watches. I didn't see anything I liked.
At the second department store, there ...
Teaching the Tiger Mother
... was born and raised in the US, she's still very Chinese when it comes to family life.
I then discuss with my classes what the title of Chua's book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, might mean. This leads us into a discussion of Chua's concession that her harsh techniques may have not always been best. I tell my students about Chua's claim that the difference between Chinese and western parents is that Chinese ...
Welcome to China, Mom
... apartment." I've told her that it's really just a room -- a medium-sized bedroom and a small bathroom. She finally understands. But I think she likes it. She said it looks "homey" and "lived-in." Hopefully that's not code for "messy." It's not messy.
She's currently taking a shower in my open-shower bathroom. We'll see what she says about having to mop/wipe up all the water that pools on the floor, sink, toilet, and washing machine.
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