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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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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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AYC and ABC’S
If any of you want to learn more about my program, AYC or Ameson Year in China, feel free to subscribe to the monthly newsletter! A photo from my trip to Qinghai Lake was featured if you want to check … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Ameson, Ameson Foundation, Ameson Year in China, AYC, children, China, Chinese, culture, English, ESL, learning English, singing, songs, teach abroad, travel, vacation
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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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Overheard in China
Happy Sunday! In order to procrastinate unpacking, doing laundry and making rosters for my twenty classes, here is a list of funny quotes I’ve heard in China: Suzzy: S: “Owww! I have a blue thing like you on my leg!!” … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameson, AYC, China, chinese teachers, culture, ESL, funny quotes, teaching english, travel, vacation
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Chinese Healthcare: Butt Shots and Intestinal Spasms
While I’ve already started posting about my life here in Beijing, I couldn’t leave out the last month or so, when I traveled to Qinghai, Tibet, Nepal, Hongkong and Guangzhou! The last few weeks in Beijing were a stressful blur. … Continue reading
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Tagged China, cost, culture, diarrhea, doctor, ESL, health, hospital, insurance, intestines, l, medical clinic, medicine, nausea medication, sick, teaching english, travel, ultrasound, vacation
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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
The Liebster Award and My Favorite Blogs
A few days ago, I was nominated for the Liebster Award by R., the writer of the blog China Elevator Stories. Basically, this award is a pay-it-forward blogger award, in which you answer 11 questions, post 11 facts about yourself, and … Continue reading
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Tagged award, blog, China, Liebster Award, photography, recommendations, Study Abroad, teach abroad, travel, vacation
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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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ADVENTURES AROUND ASIA 