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An Overdue Self-Reflection

It’s a bit of a strange phenomenon; sometimes the more one time has, the less that actually gets done. At least, such would be a good way to sum up the relationship between the last two months and this blog of mine. Many a day has passed where I have... Continue reading

Posted Sep 30, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Ends and Beginings (Part II)

A Staysniak in Jilin Presents for Your Reading Enjoyment: "Stranded: A Total Over Dramatization of a Common Traveling Problem" The trip home from Jilin City to New York usually goes as thus; I take a taxi to Longjia International Airport, located a few miles outside of the city of Changchun.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Endings and Beginings

I will be the first to admit that this entry is a ... Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Too Much Information

What I Like: When a student not only lets me know that they will be absent for a class, but when they also explain why exactly they cannot come. What I Don't Like As Much: when they are a little bit too specific about why they're missing my lesson. Continue reading

Posted Jul 5, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Farmingville Elementary School, 15+ Years Ago - Not only do I deal constantly with social anxiety and considerably introverted tendancies, I have to visit the school speech therapist in order to learn how to speak properly. Fairfied College Preparatory School, 6+ Years Ago - I've long since learned how to... Continue reading

Posted Jul 4, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Nearing the Finish Line

After another semester of the usual ups, downs and all-around mix of shenanigans and oddities, the end is actually in sight for the first time. Last Friday I had my final pharmaceutical English class, and thus I now draw closer to this rather interesting chapter of my career as an... Continue reading

Posted Jul 1, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Cooking with Jifu

It may not be much, but this common dish is one of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Near the center of the city lies what may be one of my favorite intersections, if just for one reason. On one side of the street, my eyes are always treated by the sight of the creative liberties that the owner of a brand new little art shop took with... Continue reading

Posted Jun 26, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Too Early: When the sun rises here in the summertime (Photo take shortly before 4:00 AM) Continue reading

Posted Jun 25, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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As I continue to prepare for my full transition from life in northeastern China back to the states, I find myself facing the same exact trouble that I had all the previous times that I visited home; a severely atrophied ability to speak my native language properly. It's the all-too-common... Continue reading

Posted Jun 23, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Won't You Be My Neighbor?

I’ve had my share of interesting neighbors, from the amateur flutist who lives below me to the one family on the third floor that seems to be constantly hammering away at Lord only knows what at least once every day. However, while they may be a bit noisy now and... Continue reading

Posted Jun 23, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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In the latest installment of "Geoff's Embarassingl... Continue reading

Posted Jun 21, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Float Festivities II

Once again, I realize that I have definitely not b... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Eloquence, Thy Name is an Over-Wordy Warning Sign

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Posted Jun 11, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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China in the News

Here's an a fairly insightful piece that has really been making the rounds lately - What Chinese Consumers Want Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Float Festivities

For the second year in a row, the city is turning the most-densely populated stretch of the river into an extravaganza of large, brightly colored floats. Eventually, there will be a hefty decorative fleet anchored securely into place for people from near and far to come and gaze upon. However,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Down By the River Again

After the excitement of Sports Day last week, the Saturday that followed it was much like any other. I arose somewhat unnaturally early thanks to a sun that prefers to start rising around 4:00 AM, and headed straight north into the center of the city. Once there, I purchased and... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Anyone who looks at this blog even so much as semi-regularly is probably familiar with this landmark: It's one of the bridges that spans one of the lengths of the Songhua River and helps connect the commercial center of the city to the more residential Jiangnan ("South of the River")... Continue reading

Posted May 31, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Last week on Thursday and Friday was the medical college's annual sports meeting, where for two and a half days faculty and students alike take part in a wide variety of track and field events. On the first day, I actually didn't show up to the athletic festivities until later... Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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And Here We Go Again

If there's one way to face classes first thing on Monday morning, it's this; become enthusaism incarnate. At least, that's how I have learned how to handle a pack of students at 8:00 in the morning. They may be dozy as can be and will want little more than to... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Just a Stroll Away....

Right down the street, roughly a block away from the medical college is quite a project that's currently and rapidly taking shape. Finally, the local government is constructing a bridge for the southernmost edge of the city where it runs against the Songhua River, and doing so with substantial gusto.... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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A Stroll in the....Uh....

This Saturday, Maggie took a group of her students... Continue reading

Posted May 20, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Your Chinglish for the Day

If there's one thing that I will never tire of, it's the advertisements that I see everywhere outside the new buildings that are starting to shoot up like weeds again now that the weather is warmer. For one thing, most of the gigantic pictures plastered up tend to display a... Continue reading

Posted May 20, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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Watch Your Head

I was startled the other day when the apartment when an jarring clamor reverberated loudly through my abode. After a few minutes of franticaly about, I quickly came across the source of the disturbance, lying in a mess in my kitchen doorway. I guess I'm lucky that I hadn't been... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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The signs of spring's return are abundant as can be; the birds singing in the trees, flowers blossoming everywhere one looks, and warm temperatures that make the winter chill seem like little more than a bad dream. Unfortunately me, what's also included right alongside those aforementioned gifts of the season... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2012 at A Staysniak in Jilin

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