I’ve been home for a while now, and I have to say it is nice to be back. The weather in Beijing has been extremely hot recently (high 30s or even in the 40s). Leaving Beijing was a bit of a nightmare, however. My flight was due to depart in the early hours of Sunday…
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Summer holidays – Glasgow
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…
Home at last
I returned home at the end of June. It was nice to leave the heat of Beijing, and the weather in recent weeks in the UK has been pretty good. Before I depart to Scotland for a week’s holiday, a friend (in China) asked for an update on life back in Blighty. Brexit has been…
From one end of the campus, to the other
Despite the poor quality of the exam this semester (as well as last), one of the things I have noticed, which makes me smile, is when all the students hear the answers and them down, at the same time. For reasons beyond comprehension, there is no question paper for each individual student. Instead, the questions…
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…
Cometh the hour, cometh the man
As I said in an earlier post, exit polls predicted a hung parliament. They did that in 2015 too and we were left with a Conservative majority (albeit a small one). But this time the polls were right. The Conservatives are still the largest party, however. This is disappointing, although not hugely surprising. I don’t…
