This place was spooky enough in the daytime, I would definitely never set foot in at at night. (In Wuzhen.)
Photo of the Day: Local Artist
This is my friend Myles from Canada. Currently he teaches in Hangzhou but he comes to Lin’an every weekend where he has a small art studio. On a sunny day he can be seen painting on the streets.Â
Bags are Packed
So, it’s that time again. Time to hit the road. I’ll be following the same pattern as usual (north in the summer, south in the winter) and this year the start of the trip is in the seaside city of Xiamen. Ironically, almost every single other foreign teacher from my
1 Year = 100 Books
Remember, awhile ago I said that I was keeping track of my reading for a year? Well, now that years over, let’s see how I did. Grand total: 100 books. Pretty amazing eh? Remember this was not a contest or a goal. I just wanted to record my normal, daily
My Week in the Countryside
I just spent a week with at my friends Color’s house. I got to meet his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. I also got a taste of the life of a typical family in China. It was an amazing, totally unique experience I won’t forget anytime soon. I’m all for
The New Face of Communism
A common image, when you think of Chinese communism, is those 60’s retro posters with men and women looking strong under different Communist slogans. You know, things like “Study Mao everyday,” or “Build a harmonious society.” Often they would depict women wearing the same clothes as men, their hair tied back and
A Peek into Christmas in China
I’m not a scrooge or anything, but in many ways I enjoy missing out on the pressure of the holiday season back in America. But that doesn’t mean I miss out on Christmas. In fact, if anything, Christmas seems to be getting bigger and bigger around here. This holiday season
A Walk in the Woods (with Ben)
There’s no getting around it: my campus is one of the most beautiful in China. The college is nestled in the foothills of Lin’an, and while we have a dirty, fast moving city to the south of the college, the north is entirely wild with mountains, footpaths, hidden lakes and
The One Christmas Tradition China gets Right
So here we are, a week away from Christmas, and here in China things are not “beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” The weather is bitterly cold at night, no one has that festive feeling, and only a few stores have anything resembling Christmas decorations (and a few of
New in the Snack Aisle
I’m used to seeing some strange flavored snacks, usually put out by some obscure Chinese snack company. But I was surprised to see this new flavor hit the school store. Cheese Lobster Flavor. My favorite part is the really relaxed lobster, who seems way to excited to have velvetta poured