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
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,
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
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
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,
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
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
The Ancient Water City of Xitang China
When you think of ancient China, cobbled narrow street, hanging red lanterns and kung-fu masters walking down the street appreciating a ray of sunlight or an opening bud, you probably think of a city a lot like Xitang (well, minus
Star Wars Day has Come a Little Early
This semester is my busiest semester since arriving to China. My contract stipulates that I should only be teaching 16 hours, yet this semester I find myself teaching 20. Teaching extra hours, above and beyond your contract is basically a
The Hangzhou Light and Water Show
Last summer in Xian, (home of the famous Terra Cotta Warriors) we went to a fountain billed as “The Largest Fountain in Asia!” This fountain was pretty intense. It went down an entire city block, with tiers of leveled fountain