SSAB - June 2, 2025

It’s Dragon Boat Weekend!Back into Changping for the last time! Why do we even have classes this week?!Summer plans?A resurgence of COVID? Smokers didn’t COVID? Where’s the evidence of alcohol helping you do stuff?Saw the latest Mission: Impossible movie. Not bad. Long. Kinda sappy.And they finally gave me soap in the hotel again!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great end of long weekend!00:00 Introduction and Recent Events00:38 Living Situation and Job Contract02:39 Teaching Philosophy and Challenges07:05 Grading System and Student Appeals14:05 End of Semester Reflections19:48 Dragon Boat Festival and Weekend Activities22:41 Mission Impossible Movie Review29:53 COVID-19 Resurgence and Media Skepticism36:42 Soap Adventures and Future Plans38:23 Conclusion and Farewell