Author Archives: John

北京这些天很热，我们家还没装空调，天天晚上用电风扇，早上起来还是一身汗。已经过了这么久，是买空调呢，还是继续熬过去？ 在新航道呢，我们大家都在忙着为暑期学生的到来做准备。加班加点，还是觉得很兴奋，我们期待着给所有的选择来新航道的学生一次难忘的暑假。

Here’s an interesting site compiling many different regional English phrases. Try clicking on Random Page.

Some of you might know that I’m a big Apple fan. I’ve been a Mac user since I can remember, and I’m a bit of a dork when it comes to all things Apple. So I was excited when I read that Steve Jobs, the Founder and CEO of Apple, had given a commencement address […]

I got an email from a friend of mine who works at that’s Beijing. Turns out they’re looking for an intern (native Chinese-speaker preferred). Here are the details: that’s Beijing Intern Position Available Don’t waste your summer – get hands-on experience for your career. Want some English writing or magazine experience? Enjoy Beijing’s entertainment scene? […]

We got back from our trip home to the US a few days ago, and I’ve just about gotten over jet lag. I actually enjoy in some way the effects of jet lag, which cause me to wake up early each morning. I often go out for walks and see a world that I would […]

I’m leaving for the States on Monday, and will be coming back on June 2nd. I haven’t been home in over a year, and my brother and sister are about to have graduations, so I’m excited for the trip.

“Bubble Tea” is apparently becoming popular in the United States.

Last week all of us at New Channel had an outing to the Botanical Gardens (植物园) here in Beijing. There were so many of us that we had to split the trip up into two days. Click here for photos of our outing and a soccer game that was held on Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, I […]

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I’m sitting in Sculpting in Time (雕刻时光) enjoying the wireless Internet and getting ready for the Cultural Communication Class I’ll be teaching over the May holiday. The more I think about this class the more I am excited by its potential. My wish is that the class can provide an open forum to discuss cultural […]