Comments on: Stupid http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:06:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Desmond http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-7578 Desmond Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:53:37 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-7578 Besides, you can have a look at the website, China Loves Yunnan, I am running: www.big-c.info/ChinaLovesYunnan/ Some articles on that site are written by me. Check the About Us Page, Desmond is me. Have good days in Kunming, Yunnan! Sincerely Des Besides, you can have a look at the website, China Loves Yunnan, I am running:

http://www.big-c.info/ChinaLovesYunnan/

Some articles on that site are written by me. Check the About Us Page, Desmond is me.

Have good days in Kunming, Yunnan!

Sincerely
Des

]]> By: Desmond http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-7576 Desmond Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:49:20 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-7576 Hi! i found your blog through google... i am a native Kunming guy, just graduated from a university in Nanjing. And i will go to USA to pursue my master's degree this Aug. But i feel my oral speaking in English is not good enough... Since you are both a native speaker and a teacher teaching Chinese English, i think maybe you can help me or give me some advice... If your time is available and wish to help me, please e-mail me at: liquidsnake84116@yahoo.com.cn i would be greatly appreciate it if you can help me. Thanks! Hi! i found your blog through google…

i am a native Kunming guy, just graduated from a university in Nanjing. And i will go to USA to pursue my master’s degree this Aug. But i feel my oral speaking in English is not good enough…

Since you are both a native speaker and a teacher teaching Chinese English, i think maybe you can help me or give me some advice… If your time is available and wish to help me, please e-mail me at: liquidsnake84116@yahoo.com.cn

i would be greatly appreciate it if you can help me. Thanks!

]]> By: doug http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 doug Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:59:16 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-6277 hmmm.. my first post was blocked for some reason. Basically, I said that I'm a graduate student who wants to come to China to learn Chinese this summer, and am contemplating coming to Kunming. Hence, how is Kunming? It looks like the weather is nice... I also was curious what the going wage was to teach english, as it would be nice to pick up a side job to defray expenses. And is it easy to find english jobs/students? Speaking of which, how much do you pay for, say, rent? hmmm.. my first post was blocked for some reason. Basically, I said that I’m a graduate student who wants to come to China to learn Chinese this summer, and am contemplating coming to Kunming. Hence, how is Kunming? It looks like the weather is nice… I also was curious what the going wage was to teach english, as it would be nice to pick up a side job to defray expenses. And is it easy to find english jobs/students? Speaking of which, how much do you pay for, say, rent?

]]> By: doug http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-6267 doug Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:58:20 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-6267 Another question (w/ apologies for monopolizing your comment thread), is whether most people in Kunming speak Mandarin on a normal basis. If not, how similar is the local dialect to Mandarin? Another question (w/ apologies for monopolizing your comment thread), is whether most people in Kunming speak Mandarin on a normal basis. If not, how similar is the local dialect to Mandarin?

]]> By: doug http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-6262 doug Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:44:37 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-6262 Also, just curious, how much do you pay, say, per month, at your new school (Dong Fang)? Thanks! Also, just curious, how much do you pay, say, per month, at your new school (Dong Fang)?

Thanks!

]]> By: doug http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-6261 doug Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:43:17 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-6261 I'm an American graduate student interested in coming to China to study Chinese, and I'm just curious about a few things. I've read through most of your blog, which is quite interesting... It sounds like Yunnan Normal University wasn't all that great of an experience, and your current school isn't much better. Also, I'm a big worried about cash flow, and so I was also wondering how much I might expect to make teaching English part-time? It would be really nice to defray part of my costs... What is the going rate, per hour? And, is it easy to find work? Also, how do you like Kunming? How bad is the pollution there? I focused in on Kunming at first basically b/c the weather there in the summer looks really good compared to Shanghai or Beijing... Yet, I'd still like to be in an urban area, yet close to the mountains, so Kunming sounds perfect. Do you know of any good language schools there which focus more on speaking in class? I’m an American graduate student interested in coming to China to study Chinese, and I’m just curious about a few things. I’ve read through most of your blog, which is quite interesting… It sounds like Yunnan Normal University wasn’t all that great of an experience, and your current school isn’t much better. Also, I’m a big worried about cash flow, and so I was also wondering how much I might expect to make teaching English part-time? It would be really nice to defray part of my costs… What is the going rate, per hour? And, is it easy to find work? Also, how do you like Kunming? How bad is the pollution there? I focused in on Kunming at first basically b/c the weather there in the summer looks really good compared to Shanghai or Beijing… Yet, I’d still like to be in an urban area, yet close to the mountains, so Kunming sounds perfect. Do you know of any good language schools there which focus more on speaking in class?

]]> By: sam http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-6209 sam Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:48:41 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-6209 wish u all the best wish u all the best

]]> By: sam http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-6136 sam Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:38:54 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/04/08/stupid/#comment-6136 mind my translating ur blog into chinese? mind my translating ur blog into chinese?

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