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: January 2014
Why You Should Date People Who Have Studied or Lived Abroad
I recently came across an article on GoOverseas.com titled Why You Should Date A Girl Who Studied Abroad. While the article is specifically written for men, I think a lot of her points can be used to describe a wide … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson Foundation, Ameson Year in China, AYC, China, creativity, culture, date, dating, employ, employer, ESL, independence, international, international education, job, live abroad, Study Abroad, teach abroad, the Alliance for Global Education, travel, worldview
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Political and Religious Internet Censorship in China and Iran
Last spring I wrote a thesis on political and religious internet censorship in China and Iran to graduate with special honors from the Elliott School of International Affairs at GWU. Since a few people have expressed interest in the research … Continue reading
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Tagged academic research paper, academic research project, censor, China, Facebook, George Washington University, government, GWU, internet, internet censorship, Iran, Islam, leader, policy, political, religion, religious, research, technology, thesis
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My Husband Won’t Let Me Eat Ice Cream
Last Tuesday I acquired a Chinese husband…. just kidding. Last Tuesday morning I received a text from Lora, “All the English teachers will have buffet this evening. Would you wait at the school gate at 4:30pm?” Okay? Thanks for the … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Ameson Year in China, AYC, buffet, China, cold, crab, culture, ESL, family, hot, hot water, ice cream, medicine, miscarriage, Ningbo, one child policy, pregnancy, pressure, teaching english, travel
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20 Things That Change After Living in China
This post is from a blog Wander Onwards by a girl about my age living in China named Vanessa. Her blog became wildly popular after she wrote a controversial post titled 23 Things to do Instead of Getting Engaged at … Continue reading
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Tagged business, China, culture, culture shock, custom, hot water, language, life, slippers, TIC, travel
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My Spontaneous New Years Trip
This year, the Chinese government gave everyone Wednesday January 1st off for the Western New Year. Since I work at a boarding school, the administration wanted to give the students Thursday and Friday off as well, so that they could … Continue reading
My Not-So-Merry Christmas
For some reason Chinese people believe that Christmas Eve is a big deal. Maybe they think it’s like New Years Eve or something, I’m not quite sure. Regardless, all of the English teachers wanted to celebrate with me on Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged banquet, celebrate, China, Chinese, Christmas, Christmas eve, corn juice, dinner, driving, ESL, fish, food, food poisoning, holiday, hospital, IV, Laowaitan, medicine, Ningbo, shopping, teaching, Tianyi, travel
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