Category: Blog
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Daily Life, Update on Learning Chinese, Winnipeg Jets, Beijing Film Festival, “Freshmen Fifteen”
Daily Life Days start early now, it’s light out around 5 am and is dark by about 7 pm. I’m told it doesn’t rain very much here in Beijing during the summer but I was caught out one night and managed to soak my nice pair of shoes. Worse still, I found that one of…
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Midterm Recovery
This week is midterms which means that once the exam is over and the grading done then I have no other classes for the week. That’s great because the film festival has been going on and I’ve been taking the opportunity not only to see films but, moreover, take the bus there which allows me…
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I feel like my students… tired
Wow, and the mental energy drain has hit early this semester. As I’ve written before, this is the first time in a very long time that I’m employed by the same employer for more than three months. I’m still stepping carefully only because I’m having trouble believing it myself. Has it really been six years…
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Drums and Music
So there is an article circulating around the web about the intelligence of drummers. The story goes that some studies have verified or claim or whatever that drummers are, in fact, more intelligent than their bandmates. Due to the rhythmic nature of their music, drummers not only require body coordination but their brains are wired differently in order to keep…
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Back to school, shopping, books
Back to school. Well it’s back to school here in Beijing, and that means people everywhere and more traffic on the roads. And there goes the quiet. Some people were wondering why I didn’t go anywhere for this winter break. To put it simply, I refuse to pack. January 1 marks 6 years that I’ve…