I was a professor of curriculum and instruction at East Tennessee State University and am now in emeritus status. Currently, I teach English composition part-time at George Mason University. I have taught in Cincinnati, Turkey, China and the Czech Republic.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Artifact of America
The girls on this boat, like just about everyone I meet in public, reacted to me as the representative of a type. There are few Americans around, and my nationality is rather obvious. People frequently shout "Hello" at me in the streets. These young ladies, who according to my companions are students at a prestigious high school, entertained me with an obscen version of "Mary had a little lamb."
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