A few months ago, during a Skype conversation with my parents, they asked me if I had plans for summer. Other than lesson planning and Chinese lessons, I told them I did not. They then asked whether I would like to join them going somewhere for the week? I said sure, and later found out…
Tag: summer
Harder than it looks
I bought a ticket for the cinema yesterday. That’s not overly surprising, since I watch films a lot. But I bought it online and collected it from the ticket machine, which was only in Chinese. It took me a couple of tries, hitting the back and delete buttons, before I finally got it. Avengers: Infinity…
London madness
Although summer is pretty much over, during the holidays, whilst in the UK, I managed to travel a bit. I went to Hampshire to see family, and also to London, ostensibly for research. Now, London is very expensive, yes, but it’s also a city I like a lot. I wanted to do some research for…
Summer madness
This summer was quite busy. Whilst it was nice relaxing at home, and exploring the countryside around my home, I also worked on my Chinese (I’ve had lessons via Skype), and wrote and did research for a couple of papers I might write. Last year I think it was, a friend sent me a cfp…