About Me!
A recent grad in my early 20's hailing from Seattle, USA. This year I'm teaching English at a high school in Ningbo, China. Read along and have a laugh as I share my ridiculous adventures around Asia!
Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Temple of Heaven
A couple weekends ago my classmates and I went to the Temple of Heaven, or Tian Tan. The Temple of Heaven is a beautiful temple complex where the emperor used to go to pray on special holidays. It was built … Continue reading
Exploring the Hutongs of Beijing
A couple of weeks ago my classmates and I spent a saturday exploring Beijing hutongs. Hutongs are the remnants of the traditional housing of China. They are alleyways with stone courtyard houses and communal bathrooms. The city of Beijing used … Continue reading
My Chinese Language Boyfriend
In our second week we were all assigned language partners- graduate students that act as your tutors and guides to China. Yuan Yuan told us that there were only two male language partners so I basically assumed that mine would … Continue reading
Interning in China
Coming to China I knew I wanted an internship but I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted a real “internship”, not just a glorified volunteer position. I wanted to work in an office … Continue reading
