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: China
Liebster Award Round 2!
The Liebster Award is a pay it forward blogger nomination given to up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers. Last summer I was nominated by R, the author of China Elevator Stories. Recently, I was nominated again by Xiananigans (thanks!!). … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson Year in China, AYC, blogs, China, culture, ESL, expat, food, home, Liebster Award, photography, teach abroad, travel
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Explore
UK based outdoor retailer Blacks is asking bloggers to submit photos of their ‘epic adventures’ for a chance to win £2000 of travel with Explore UK. The aim is to create a blog post showcasing photos of adventure in the great outdoors. Below … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aligator, biking, China, Colombia, epic, Everglades, extreme, Florida, Gansu, Gobi Desert, Guilin, Harbin, hiking, mountains, photography, Puget Sound, rice terrace, sand dune, Siberian Tiger Park, Sunset, terrace, terrace farm, Tibet, Tiger, tiger leaping gorge, travel, USA, Washington, wildlife, Xinjiang, yak, Yangshuo, Yunnan
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Perception vs. Reality
I love social media. Facebook, Istagram, WordPress; it’s how I keep in touch with everyone back home. I can share my photos and my stories, which not only gives me a sense of purpose, but also the ability to connect … Continue reading
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Tagged abroad, adventure, Asia, backpacking, blogging, China, Facebook, impression, Instagram, life, perception, photography, social media, teaching, travel, Wordpress, writing
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Women’s Day
Last Thursday I received a text from Lynn: “(101) 7:55-8:35, (109) 9:40-10:20, (103) 10:30-11:10. The time for class has been changed tomorrow because of the celebrating activity.” “Celebrating activity?” I replied. “Will you meet us at the front gate of … Continue reading
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Tagged abroad, Ameson Year in China, AYC, China, culture, ESL, experience, friend, high school, Ningbo, teach, travel, Women's Day
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Help Me Win a Free Trip to Hong Kong!
Hi everyone! I created a photo essay and a video for a contest with the company that sent me to China, AYC. I’m hoping you can all take a few minutes out of your busy lives to vote for my submission … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson Year in China, AYC, China, contest, ESL, Hong Kong, Ningbo, photo essay, teach abroad, travel, Video, vote, win, Yunnan
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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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This is Home: A Photo Essay of My Ningbo Experience
I thought I was immune to culture shock. I studied abroad in China for seven months and I speak Chinese almost fluently. I’ve been jostled in China’s largest cities, and stranded in some of China’s smallest towns. I’ve traveled to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson, Ameson Year in China, AYC, boarding school, China, Chinese high school, Chinese students, competition, contest, culture, English, ESL, experience, factory, high school, life, Ningbo, Ningbo Wuxiang High School, photo essay, rural, teach, Wuxiang
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The 14% Student: Why Guanxi Kills My Soul
In my last post I talked about my experience giving final exams and grades to almost 1,000 students. I also mentioned that I had to fail 2/900 of my students. This is the story of the student who earned a 14%. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson, Ameson Year in China, AYC, China, college, connections, culture, ESL, expat, fail, family, final exam, gaokao, guanxi, high school, Ningbo, teach abroad, teaching, travel
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4 Reasons to live in a Tier 2 or 3 City in China
Below is a guest post written by Brandon King: Brandon runs SmartIntern China Internships (website link), a company which pairs students and recent graduates with jobs and entry-level positions in Shanghai, China. For me, the decision on which city in … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon King, China, city, culture, expat, guest post, life, Shanghai, Shenzhen, SmartIntern, Tier 2, Tier 3, travel
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