Our destination, Xi Xia (pronounced ‘she sha’), had been talked up ever since I arrived at site last year. “If Xi Xia was a boy he’d be my boyfriend <3.” – back-side of a note passed to me by student.
Xi Xia
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Category: Peace Corps China journal
Chinese Wedding
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In total I drank sixteen or seventeen small cups of the clear, fiery liquor with an assortment of Chinese wedding people.
How (Not) to Create a Lesson Plan
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When it comes to Teaching English as a Foreign Language, the PPP is what you NeNeNeed. It is an instructional model designed to increase the amount of time students spend speaking compared to you, the teacher.
6 Mid-Autumn Day Miracles
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After a while we ran into a group of about fifty elementary schoolers who were also hiking. We could hear them long before we saw them. They were eager to catch a glimpse of the ‘foreigner’ as we passed by. I made sure to high-five them all!
Host
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The first thought that pops into my head when I think of a host is a viral swarm of protein crushing the life out of a tiny organism just before apoptosis.
Freshy Fresh
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I can kind of relate to my freshman. They are in a new place, with a new group of people. They have to eat beef noodles.