Monthly Archives: December 2010

Another Cultural Misunderstanding

Every week the TAs at EF have a staff meeting which is an online instructional audio meeting from the EF headquarters in Shanghai. But instead of going to one of the many large classroom we have to listen to these … Continue reading

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Tis The Season

Every year EF puts on a Christmas party and ever since I arrived in China I have heard about this Christmas party. I was told that the TAs and the CCs (sales staff) do a dance and that the students … Continue reading

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China’s Great Leap Forward Kills Basically Everyone

This is an article I found online that I just had to share with everyone. The article goes through the top 5 worst decisions ever made by a government. And guess who is #1, China. Forgive the foul language, I … Continue reading

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I’m Not A Great Test Taker

Today we had an English grammar test at EF. Our boss, Kristian, gave us this test to see how well we knew the different grammatical rules. It’s one thing to know how to speak the language but it another trying … Continue reading

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Trying New Looks

After seeing the pictures from my last blog post a few of you might wondering what happened to my beard. Very perceptive of you. I shaved it off! My whole life I have been clean shaven. I have never really … Continue reading

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School Demo

In an effort to get more business, EF sets up different demos in which we go out to different places to show kids and parents what our school does and what our teaching methods are. This past Wednesday EF set … Continue reading

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