1. A Comfortable Lifestyle You’re never going to get rich teaching English in China (the exchange rate will make sure of that) but you can live a very comfortable life. If you negotiate your salary well, and stay away from daily doses of western food and bars, you can make
Flapping in the Breeze
There are still things that I miss from back home (like pants that aren’t size -00), but as more time goes on, I miss them less and less. In fact, there are some things that I originally dreaded, but now don’t even think about. One of those things is drying
Easter Bunny — Chinese Style
What do you get when you add a sock, some rice and a piece of string? Why the Easter Bunny of course! Easter is not a big deal here at all. In fact, most of the students knew about Easter, but had no idea when it was. And I had
More Chinglish!
I admit, is is getting harder and harder for me to find really funny Chinglish on campus. I think this might be my last Chinglish post until after I do some traveling. But these are still good one, hope you enjoy.
Sometimes You See the Strangest Things…
We stumbled upon this site the other day, walking along the main road around campus. It was a tiny crawfish/lobster thing and it was just sitting there looking pissed. The odd thing was that it wasn’t anywhere near a cafeteria, or restaurant, or even a thing of water. So how
A Greasy Day at the Tea Academy
So I mentioned the other day that I recently went on a trip to the Yun He Tea Academy, (Where I met my BFF.) It was a trip was set up by the International Office. They do a trip for the foreign teachers every fall and spring, and sometimes I
My New Best Friend
You’re probably thinking that Ryan and I are at Madame Tussauds or something, standing next to a wax figure of an ancient kung-fu master. But we’re actually at a tea culture institute and standing in the middle is my new best friend. I don’t know what his name was, but
Teacher Deaths Confirmed in Japan
The news just announced the second death of an American resulting from the recent earthquake/tsunami disaster in Japan. His name was Monty Dickson and he was a 26-year-old English teacher. The only other confirmed American death is Taylor Anderson, 24, also an English teacher. It hits close to home, for
The Magical Tea Cup
A few weeks ago, my mom came to China for a visit. We spent the weekend in Hangzhou, and went to a few tourist places, including the Chinese National Tea Museum. I hate going to museums with my mom and Ryan because they both take soooo long, stopping at every
Another Beautiful Qingming Day
We don’t get many holidays in China, so you gotta make the most of them when they arrive. Today is Qingming Day (also called Tomb Sweeping Day), an ancient holiday in which you are meant to remember, and pay respects to, your ancestors. It’s getting harder and harder to do