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!
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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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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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Thanksgiving in China
While I’m used to not going home for Thanksgiving (DC to Seattle is a long and expensive plane ride for just a few days), there’s something about being in China for Thanksgiving that makes you miss home. Almost everyone in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson Year in China, AYC, Budhism, ceremony, China, culture, dinner, ESL, food, holiday, Jade Buddha Temple, photo, Shanghai, Thanksgiving, travel, Video, Western food, Xiaolongbao, Yu Gardens, Yu Yuan
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#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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Tagged Ameson, Ameson Year in China, AYC, China, culture, education, ESL, facts, food, gaokao, health, iphone, mac, marriage, random, teach, teaching english, traditional, travel, wedding
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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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Black Market Train Tickets
This post is a continuation of A Chianese Engalish is a best Engalish, where I detail my month-long trip this summer to Qinghai, Tibet, Nepal, Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The next morning I woke up sunburnt and exhausted. My stomach … Continue reading
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Tagged altitude, black market, Chinese medicine, culture, food, Lhasa, maffia, market, mosque, Qinghai, Tibet, train, train station, train tickets, travel, vacation, yak butter tea
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A Chianese Engalish is a Best Engalish
Sorry for the small hiatus, I just spent the last week in Guilin and Yangshuo for the National Holiday, the Chinese equivalent of the Fourth of July.. but they get a whole week off. It was absolutely beautiful, and I … Continue reading
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Tagged altitude, baby, beach, China, culture, culture shock, ESL, ferry, food, hostel, lake, mountain goat, noodles, Qinghai, Qinghai hu, Qinghai lake, riding yaks, spicy, teach abroad, Tibet, Tibetan, tour, travel, vacation, Xining, yak
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Master Chef: China Edition
The last few weeks of my time in Xi’an was a blur. There was so much to do! I had to write my capstone and study for my Chinese final, all while attempting to pack seven months of my life into … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Chinese cookig, five star restaurants, food, hong shao, kungpao chicken, Laura Bush, mapuo dofu, MSG, noodles, restaurants, star chefs, Xi'an
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