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kettles and drums

I was cooking/destroying some dumplings at my makeshift window kitchenette and watching the kids down in the courtyard play basketball. I always have to keep the window open while I cook/destroy things, which is a lesson I learned after the smoke detector went off the first time. Since it was open I could [...]

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and fruit too, oh my

I was eating dinner at a fancy Thai restaurant at Coastal City with Kami and Nicole when Tiantian called.

“Andrew where are you!”

Uh oh. Did I forget another teacher’s banquet?

“No, it is okay. There is a box of fruit for Mid-Autumn Festival here for you! It will be on first floor.”

Oh, thanks Tiantian!

Hours [...]

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maslow’s first need

I know that this is something I could be yelled at for, but I’m still having some difficulty finding food on weekends. The school cafeteria closes and I haven’t yet found enough kitchen utensils to be able to cook for myself (I need a bucket to put dirty dishes in…and then I suppose I [...]

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stallpost

The biggest changes are usually too eventful to leave much time for writing about them.  The last two days have been spent wandering around the Shekou area in Nanshan District to get a feel for things, mapping out my surroundings, and unpacking and settling in.

Pictures of the room to come later – it’s a nicely [...]

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