Archive for October, 2008

More questions

I will come back to the exchange student thing, but I am going to try to whip out a few questions while L is napping.
NaechsteHaltestelle asks:
Do you have any tips for taking a young child to China? We’re thinking of going and taking my 2.5 year old. I’ve been before, but never with a kid, [...]

Need Info!

Does anyone out there have experience hosting an exchange student?
Or even more specifically a Chinese exchange student? If so, could you either comment or email me so I can ask you some questions?
Thanks!
amfamblog at gmail dot com

Ricky the Rabid Raccoon

A break from the questions so I can share a story before I forget it.
The other day, L and I walked out of the house so we could go the grocery store.  When we rounded the corner and saw the car, we were greeted by the world’s largest raccoon.   No joke, that raccoon was the [...]

Questions Oct08 #2

I spent the morning volunteering at M’s school.  If there was ever any doubt that I made a good career choice by NOT becoming a kindergarten teacher, it was confirmed today.  Seriously, that poor teacher expended more energy in 1 hour than I use in two days.
On with the questions.  Elise asks:
Do you know Joe the [...]

Questions Oct08 Edition

As soon as I ask for questions, I inevitably have a dozen posts composing themselves in my head.  But, I said I would answer questions so here goes:
Question 1 by Shumei (who is probably never going to speak to me again now that she knows I am an unrepentent teenage hooligan):
I want to discuss sibling [...]