I'm in my old apartment in Nanning, China now! I came back for about 12 days to clear the apartment of my things because I won't be working here anymore. I have a lot of work to do, figuring out what to do with all my stuff! I taught English in China for 19 1/2 years. I also have a lot of people to say goodbye to, and that will be hard. I'm honored right now to have two of my former students from about 12 years ago come down from Xi'an to spend a couple days with me, to say goodbye and to help me pack. Here's a podcast episode from 2 1/2 years ago:

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LnR 088 (Casual Language) Loan, Lend or Borrow

1. Could you loan me your pen for a minute?

2. I'd like to borrow your pen for a minute.

3. She borrowed my laptop last week.

4. I loaned her my laptop last week.

5. I'm going to the bank today to borrow money to start my business.

6. The bank is going to loan me money to start my business.

7. My daughter borrowed money from me.

8. I loaned money to my daughter.

9. Many American students borrow money from the government to pay for school.

10. The government loans money to college students.