Who are we as teachers and what constitutes a desirable educational experience? Two teachers, one Chinese and the other a white Canadian, tell "a single story [of teaching], integrated by our sense of ourselves" (Crites, 1971, p. 303). Our storytelling is enabled by metaphors and images that serve as tools for reflecting on our actions in life and our teaching practice, and as a catalyst for understanding our teacher knowledge (Connelly & Clandinin, 1988; Hunt, 1987). (Contains 1 note.)