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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: August 2013
I’m Famous!!
My last week in Beijing I was interviewed by Tiffany Tan from the Chinese Daily for an article about the obsession with white skin in China. Tiffany found my capstone article Bai Fu Mei: An In Depth Look at the … Continue reading
The Liebster Award and My Favorite Blogs
A few days ago, I was nominated for the Liebster Award by R., the writer of the blog China Elevator Stories. Basically, this award is a pay-it-forward blogger award, in which you answer 11 questions, post 11 facts about yourself, and … Continue reading
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Tagged award, blog, China, Liebster Award, photography, recommendations, Study Abroad, teach abroad, travel, vacation
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798
In my last few days in Beijing, Mark, Yoko and I went to 798 or Qijiuba, as pronounced in Chinese. 798 is Beijing’s hip art district, with exhibitions, cafes, shops and graffiti. I had always wanted to go to 798 when I … Continue reading
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Tagged 798, art, Beijing, China, chinese hipsters, culture, district, exhibit, graffiti, political, qijiuba, Study Abroad, travel, vacation
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Shuai Shuai: Homestay Visit
Last year, when I studied abroad with the Alliance for Global Education in Beijing, a few of the students opted to do a home stay. One of my classmates, Yoko, had a home stay with a 3-year-old host brother nick-named Shuai … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, child, China, family, homestay, only children, Study Abroad, the Alliance for Global Education, travel
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The World of Guanxi: Baijiu Edition
After working at Pulin Cambridge English School for about a week, I was invited to go to dinner with my work colleagues. I went to the school around 9pm on a Saturday, and met up with Will and the other … Continue reading
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Tagged baijiu, Beijing, boss, China, Chinese culture, cultural differences, culture, drinking culture, guanxi, job, social norms, teaching english
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Glorified English Babysitting
Once back from Tianjin, I met up with Will to visit his English school. While teaching English in Xi’an was a giant failure, Will’s school was looking for a morning teacher and I had nothing to do in the mornings … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, children, China, culture, English school, social norms, speech contest, teaching english, vacation
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Trip to Tianjin
My first full weekend in Beijing, Suzy invited Mark and I to stay with her and her family in Tianjin for the weekend. Tianjin is a very large city right near Beijing, and by train, you can get there … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, bikes, blood tofu, China, china china house, chinese family, concession, dumplings, eating intenstines, kungpao chicken, market, Study Abroad, teach abroad, Tianjin, trip, vacation
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