SSAB - September 11, 2026

<p>End of week and end of my time in Canada! I can’t believe it’s over and… I can’t believe I couldn’t get it to work.</p><p><br></p><p>Packing almost done, next up, getting stuff ready to sit for another year. When will I come back?</p><p><br></p><p>Another recording done! Let it Crash! Or something like that.</p><p><br></p><p>And are you ready to get back to Beijing? Back to China?</p><p><br></p><p>Donate to the show! PayPal link below!</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA</p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com</p><p><br></p><p>Transcript and more available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1om1Geup1o6Adi-A8kTAnCf12Zo7nDkAt?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog</p><p><br></p><p>Google Stock Tracker Sheet</p><p>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Hope you have a great weekend! See you in Beijing!</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Last Night in Canada</p><p>01:44 Goodbyes and No Visitors</p><p>02:22 Book Gifts Gone Wrong</p><p>04:51 Three Days of Transit</p><p>07:16 Teaching Prep and Creative Labor</p><p>11:00 Packing Lists and China Snacks</p><p>11:52 Why China Again</p><p>17:24 Cymbals Album and Microphone ROI</p><p>23:20 Online Teaching Dream Failed</p><p>28:17 Content Strategy and Language Vlog</p><p>31:30 Final Packing and Loose Ends</p><p>36:10 Not Ready for Beijing</p><p>42:00 Wrap Up and Links</p>