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!
Tag Archives: Beijing
Adventure Awaits
AYC is having its first annual photo essay and video competitions. Naturally, I entered both, because let’s face it, what else am I going to do with my time? My last post, This is Home, was my photo essay contribution, and … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Ameson, Ameson Year in China, AYC, Beijing, China, competition, contest, culture, ESL, Guilin, Harbin, Malaysia, National Day, New Year, Ningbo, rice terraces, Shanghai, Spring Festival, teach abroad, teaching, Thanksgiving, travel, Video, Vietnam, youtube
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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
I’m Famous!!! (Again)
The new Alliance China brochure is out and my photo of yurts in Xinjiang is featured on the cover! Check it out by clicking the link below, as well as my quote on page 12. http://issuu.com/allianceglobaled/docs/2014_ag_china_brochure_final It’s so great to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance, Alliance For Global Education, Anthony Dodge, Beijing, brochure, China, photo, photography, quotes, Study Abroad, travel, Xi'an, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Yurts
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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
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
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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