As I’ve mentioned, the term exchange student horror stories is one of the more frequent searches that brings people here. I’m still trying to figure this one out. Are you all considering hosting a student and wondering if it’s crazy? Maybe your own kid’s thinking about exchange, and you want ammunition to talk him out […]
Running tip #378: Know how to cope with event photos
I saw a post recently in a fitness-oriented social media group: a woman running, wearing a race bib. The photo was taken from a low angle, the watermark of an official race photographer in one corner. I expected a “yay me!” message underneath instead of the anguish this woman poured out. She’d been proud of […]
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World’s Very Best Book Club
Colin and I like to share books, or rather, he reads a ton, then foists stuff on me and demands I read it right away so we can talk about it. He’s kind of a book bully. Our book discussions go something like this: “Did you read it?” “Yeah, it was good.” “You liked it?” […]
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A last day in Seoul, and a few weird and awesome things
This is Anne. Anne is an English teacher who was sitting next to Mike on the train last night and asked if he would be willing to proofread an assignment from one of her students. Mike obliged and thumbed through the work on her iPad, and the two struck up a conversation. She found out we’d […]
