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Life of an Foreign #Teacher ~ Computer Catastrophes

1:20 hour into class, for the 5th week in a row, all the computers crashed AGAIN. Completely deleting all the students hard work. Even saved documents were wiped off.

Class Leader immediately: Don’t worry teacher, I know. I will go make them come.

Me; why, yes Kevin darling. That might be an excellent idea. (**Insert Angry Face). And see if you can find the building manager. Or their boss. Or the boss of the boss.

Class: oooohhhh. *Waits eagerly and vengefully to enjoy the fireworks about to commence*

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Tags: Asia, Bring it on, China, ESL, foreign teacher, Laowai, Let's Rumble, Teacher, Teaching

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Categories Asia, China, Life, Teaching

Random Chinese ~ My Name Is. . .

7 May

Now that I’m living here in China, I’m starting to pick up a little bit of Chinese 🙂 Some of this is from classes, some from my textbook, and most from talking to the locals. But knowing Chinese is very important here, since the English of the older generations (who manage the businesses) is still not very fluent.

I thought I’d share a few words as I learn them; maybe they will help other new laowai （foreigners) who come to check China out 🙂

Warning, DeceptivelyBlonde (DB) pronunciation uses no tones and is only meant to get you by if needs must 🙂 It’s the redneck Chinese.