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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: September 2013
Overheard in China
Happy Sunday! In order to procrastinate unpacking, doing laundry and making rosters for my twenty classes, here is a list of funny quotes I’ve heard in China: Suzzy: S: “Owww! I have a blue thing like you on my leg!!” … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson, AYC, China, chinese teachers, culture, ESL, funny quotes, teaching english, travel, vacation
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Mooncakes Mooncakes and More Mooncakes
Happy Mid Autumn Festival Everyone! The full moon is high in the sky and I am surrounded by more mooncakes than anyone could ever eat. I just got back from a quick trip to Hong Kong to get my work … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrate, China, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Guangxi, Guilin, holiday, Lunar New Year, Mid Autumn Festival, mooncake, National Day, online, Qingdao, Qinghai, service fee, Spring Festival, Tibet, ticket, train, travel, Yangshou
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Stuff Suzzy Says
Having a Chinese friend, especially one that speaks English fluently, can be a fantastic introduction to life and culture in China. I’ve had a few Chinese friends while in China, but none as good as Suzzy. Suzzy, after only knowing … Continue reading
Chinese Healthcare: Butt Shots and Intestinal Spasms
While I’ve already started posting about my life here in Beijing, I couldn’t leave out the last month or so, when I traveled to Qinghai, Tibet, Nepal, Hongkong and Guangzhou! The last few weeks in Beijing were a stressful blur. … Continue reading
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Tagged China, cost, culture, diarrhea, doctor, ESL, health, hospital, insurance, intestines, l, medical clinic, medicine, nausea medication, sick, teaching english, travel, ultrasound, vacation
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What Does the Fox Say?
Since my last post was such a downer, I wanted to provide a quick update, as well as some entertaining videos for you all. I decided to stay at my school for the year. I’ve been slowly working through all … Continue reading
I Guess I’m Not As Cool As I Thought I Was
读万卷书不如行万里路 “Reading ten thousand books is not as useful as traveling ten thousand miles.” -Chinese proverb It has been an interesting few days, but I have safely arrived in Ningbo… kind of. Not to skip the last month of traveling and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson, apartment, AYC, boarding school, China, chinese proverb, culture shock, ESL, experience, first impressions, high school, jellyfish, Ningbo, senior middle school, teaching english, thousand miles, Wuxiang
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