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Archive for April, 2008

Gourmet powder

Posted in Lifestyle, Yangzhou on April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

That’s what they call MSG at the supermarket here in Yangzhou.
It dominates its aisle, and they sell it in very large bags.

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And everything sounded so nice on CCTV this morning

Posted in Olympics on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A few days ago, I woke up to news of the Olympic Torch’s smooth and tranquil journey through London, which will host the Games in 2012.
I learned that the weather had been a bit sub-par, but everything else had gone swimmingly. It had been a day the Chinese could be proud of, full of smiles, [...]

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Yangzhou Tech

Posted in Lifestyle, TEFL, Yangzhou on April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’m here.
I am now a proud (and soon to be legal) resident of the People’s Republic of China. I just finished my first week of teaching at Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute, and I have successfully located a bank, a grocery store, and multiple pizza places. The search for the bar that is rumored to be fairly [...]

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Angkor Wat photos (now with captions!)

Posted in Angkor Wat, Cambodia on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I finally have photos up from Angkor Wat, and I just discovered that I can caption them with Picasa. So from now on, all of you will have witty, informative captioning to keep you company as you scroll through my photo albums.
I know, I’m excited too.
Anyway, Angkor Wat was amazing (miles ahead of Ayutthaya). I [...]

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