The Russian in the room is always the wild card. Yes, this is a stereotype, and I say it with the utmost affection and respect. I teach a basic-level ESL Bible class to adult learners in my city, and I have one older Russian lady in the class who…
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Possumpocalypse
This is a wild and smelly story, so I’ll start with the happy ending: we have no more fleas! (Some of you might remember I kicked off this blog in 2019 with a post about how I ended up naked in my garage, being chased by a horde of fleas.) The source of the fleas …
“You give benevolent lessons”
“Show me all your fingers but one,” I say. A room full of precious Asian students grins and me and nods. I hold my hand up. “Where are your fingers?” Smiles all around. “Who has a hand? Show me your hand.” One hand tentatively goes up. “Thank you, Zheng. Everyone else, show me your hand! …