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: November 2013
#ChinaFacts
Here’s a list of random things I’ve learned about China and Chinese people since moving to Ningbo: 1. Chinese people peel the skin off grapes- not for health reasons, just because they don’t like it. 2. When Chinese children say … Continue reading
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Life’s a Changin’ in China.
There’s been a few articles floating around about China’s recent Summit, in which leaders discussed China’s long-term goals for the future. Most of the attention comes from the discussion of the disbandment of the One Child Policy and forced labor … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson Year in China, AYC, change, China, culture, education, English, ESL, gaokao, high school, hukou, Labor Camps, one child policy, permit, politics, reform, residency, retirement, social security, teach abroad, teaching, travel, visa
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So I’m Fat AND Sexy?
Being a minor celebrity in my middle-of-nowhere high school has led to some interesting experiences; one of which is the adjectives my students use to describe me. Aside from the typical “HELLO TEACHER!”, “RICHELLE!!”, “AHHH MS. JIANG!”, I also get … Continue reading
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Tagged abroad, Ameson, AYC, beautiful, China, Chinese, culture, discipline, dress code, English, ESL, fat, high school, inappropriate, pang, sexy, students, teacher, teaching, words
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The Morning Pilgrimage
*This post is a continuation of “Guys, I Just Really Want to go to the Yogurt Festival.”, where I talk about my trip through Qinghai, Tibet, Nepal, Hong Kong and Guangzhou this summer. The next morning we awoke to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, culture, Jokhang, Lhasa, nun, nunnery, photography, pilgrimage, prayer, prayer wheel, temple, Tibet, tour, travel, Yogurt Festival
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Black Market Cooking Oil in China
One of my friends from Singapore recently sent me this article from the Washington Post titled: You may never eat street food in China again after watching this video. The article is about black market “recycled” cooking oil fished from … Continue reading
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Tagged black market, China, clean, cooking oil, cuisine, diarreah, food, health, news, recycled, safety, sewer, sick, street food, travel, Video, Washington Post
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Happy Halloween!
You never realize how much you miss American holidays and traditions until you ship yourself to a country that has never heard of them. Halloween is such a fun and interesting holiday, I wanted to bring it to all of … Continue reading
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