Chance Companions
The group that was marooned at the zebra and Christmas restaurant became really tight over the hours we were consigned there. None of them spoke English, so it was an occasion to practice my minimal Chinese. Despite the language barrier, we found it possible to communicate. We had such a good time together, that after supper, we all exchanged contact information.either by offering our business cards or by inserting phone numbers in our cell phones.
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.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
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