Visiting the Markets of Southeast Asia
In Southeast Asia, the daily market is like a garage sale + grocery store + auction house on too many cups of coffee. From unusual meat items to untasted fruits, […]
Category Archives: Burma
Education Shock: Explaining Magic
Education shock: noun- a derivative of culture shock; a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual teacher or student who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or […]
Flavor of the Week: MSG
Monosodium glutamate. In the Western world, it’s considered worse than a cockroach infestation at a Chinese restaurant. MSG is an allergy; a dirty habit; the cancer of good cuisine. But, […]
Read Before Entering: Burma
This month’s reading review, June 2012: “10 Taboo Tourist Destinations (And How to Visit Them)” Also on the subject of places you “should not visit”, but will regret if you […]
Education Shock: Explaining the Dinosaurs
Education shock: noun- a derivative of culture shock; a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual teacher or student who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or […]
Language Lesson #2: Burmese
“Ana” – the Burmese term for embarrassment; awkwardness; an inability to present negative information or cause concern. This is the reason why my students do not correct me in class. […]
Flavor of the Week: Burmese Sweet Tea
Pronounced (like a French word): le pay-yeay le pay– tea yeay– sweetened with a generous dollop of condensed milk Burmese take their tea very seriously; the language reflects multiple words […]
Too Mutch For Words 