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Dreaming of an Asian Christmas

31 December 2008 | 3 comments
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During my years spent living in Japan and China I have become somewhat of an Asian Christmas expert.  For four years in a row I have channeled jolly old St. Nick’s soul, dawning cheap Santa outfits and prancing around in front of large crowds of students and children as parents snap photos of me handing out [...]

Panic Attacks In Long Underwear

24 December 2008 | 4 comments
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I wake up to the sound of the wind rattling my windows.  Lying on my back, I look up through the curtains which hang over the heater in my tiny room.  The trees are shivering with each gust of wind, making me think of a scene out of Sleepy Hollow.  It’s almost 7 o’clock Sunday [...]

Asian Flush 101

19 December 2008 | 5 comments
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This is another entry that takes place during the end of my tenure as an oral English instructor at Yichun University in Jiangxi Province. During the last week of my stay I had individual class parties with all of my 12 classes. The events that take place in this story detail the party [...]

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