EXT. YUAN COMPOUND – DAY Security men and porters are loading wagons for a convoy. As they work, we see across the lake a lone horseman entering the village. One of the men recognizes him. WORKER Master Li is here!
Same Road, Different Day
There are a few epic trips in my mind in which the road was better than the destination. I don’t mean that in the symbolic getting there is half the fun way (cause let’s admit it, train, buses and planes
The Great Wall of Links
I read a lot of different websites related to China and travelers in China and there have been some funny/interesting stuff that I thought you might enjoy. Strange News of the Week – echinacities.com collected some of the more offbeat
A Peek into the Boy's Dormitory
Between my apartment and the classroom lies the boy’s dormitory. I go by it often, daily, and sometimes see my students waving to me from their balconies. “Get to class!” I always yell up to them. “You’re going to be
The Dragon Boat Fairy
Today is Dragon Boat Festival, one of the few official holidays’ here in China. Curious at what that means? Well read this post that I wrote last year about the history and culture behind it. We are right in the
Playing Mahjong (and not by yourself on the computer)
Mahjong. You don’t get more Chinese than that. And yet, despite being here for almost 2 years I have only played once. Shocking! Enter Color, a student who told me he and his girlfriend found a mahjong shop near our
5 Packing Essentials for Moving to China
At this time of year, contracts are being negotiated and signed, health tests are being done, and visa’s are being issued. Newbies are planning to come to China for the very first time and are probably thinking a lot about
Cake Week
I have eaten more cake this week then the past year combined. It’s a perfect storm of birthday’s and end-of-year parties that had me shovel piece after piece into my mouth. Chinese birthday cakes are all thick sugary frosting and
Curious how the Chinese Gov't Works? Read on…
Thanks to my pals over at Raoul’s, I found this really interesting article about the workings of the Chinese government written by an American teaching at Tsinghua University (the top college in China). Let’s face it, understanding the inner workings
A Chinese Wedding
Ever since coming to China I have wanted to go to a Chinese wedding. After all, weddings are such cultural markers, I was really curious to see what it was like. Fortunately, last week I finally got my chance! Wendy,