You can’t travel for very long in China without seeing a picture, or statue, of one of the most revered gods. Statues of gods are a dime a dozen here, but everyone, no matter what their religion gives this man his props. Who is he and why is he so
Robbed Again!
About a month ago, our apartment was broken into and the thief got away with our camera (and almost a laptop.) Now, a thief has struck again. The missing goods this time? My bike. Getting your bike stolen in China is almost a rite of passage. I couldn’t find any
Ladies and Gentlemen, May I Introduce to you…
It’s Ramses and Moo-Cow!!!! Okay, maybe it’s not really Moo-Cow and Ramses, but rather two of our super cute, and talented, students dressed up in the costumes they made to look like Moo-Cow and Ramses. For our new book, The Fuzzy Philosopher, we are making a book trailer using student
Just When You Think You've Seen Everything…
Went to the school store to buy some soap today. Nestled in-between the regular brands (like Safeguard) we found a new option for our buying pleasure. And buy it we did. And just so you know, U.S.A. scent turns out to smell like old ladies. The package was actually pretty
Behind the Scenes of our Book Trailer
It’s only 3 weeks until the release of my new book, The Fuzzy Philosopher, and we are hard at work behind the scenes. These days you can’t release a new book without making a book trailer. A book trailer is like a movie preview, only for the book. Some are
Rolf Potts Traveled the World. What Did You Do?
What seems like just a few weeks ago, I was reading about Rolf Pott’s decision to travel for a long time no luggage. He was preparing to travel the world, the entire world, for 6 weeks with not a stitch of luggage. No backpack, fanny pack or even a plastic
Chinese Graffiti is Cool
When I see a tree with someone’s initial’s carved into it, I get really mad. Carving a tree trunk is a good way to kill a tree, it’s rude, and it looks really stupid and junky. But I don’t mind when I see someone carving words into bamboo. Maybe it
Got an Hour? Watch this Documentary!
I recently watched this documentary and thought it was worth sharing. It’s called Please Vote for Me and it’s about kid’s running to be class monitor. You see, every class in China has a class monitor. It’s like the class president and the monitor is responsible for keeping the kid’s
The Fuzzy Philosopher: Our First Review!
Our new book, The Fuzzy Philosopher, isn’t on sale for another 3 weeks (Nov. 9th, mark your calendars) but the first review was just published on blogcritic.com! It was written by Gordon Haupfleisch, a Blogcritics Books Editor and book reviewer for the San Diego Union Tribune Books. One great thing
Chinglish: Signs in Parks Edition
Here are some classic signs I’ve seen in parks and other public areas.