I’m not such a big fan of carnivals in real life (they’re expensive and kind of depressing) but I sure do like a good blog carnival. And what makes a good blog carnival? Why, one that features me of course!
RIP Granny D
Last week one of my heroes died. Her name was Granny D and she was 100-years-old. You can read her obituary on BBC or on Huffington Post, but the only thing you really need to know is what a great lady
Carnival of Inspiring Travel–Monthly Roundup
I am pleased to announce that I am part of the inspiring travel blog carnival this week! It is my first carnival and I am excited to be a part of it. If you have found this site because of
File This Under Genius
The paper the students use for class is very low quality. It is more akin to newsprint then actual paper and is quite see-through and rips easily. (In fact, all the students use tape as white-out. Because the paper is
My Most Embarrassing Travel Moment
I was recently reading this blog entry about a very embarrassing travel moment. If you have traveled anywhere you have one (or many) of these. In fact, we all have embarrassing moments in our lives, but somehow doing something stupid
Welcome Back Gifts
Have I said yet how nice my students are? They have just returned after a month and a half long break and many have brought us presents. Of course this being China the gifts are not what you might expect.
The Weird and Wacky Arhat's
China is known as a non-religious country but it is home to many amazing Buddhist temples. While traveling we got to see these temples and learn about Arhats. What’s an Arhat you ask? Well allow me. According to Buddhism an
The 6-Month Report Card
We have now officially been here for six-month and it feels equal part much longer and much shorter. In a short half a year period I have taught my first semester of school ever, traveled hundreds of miles all over
Conversations with a Chinese Dentist
Last week, I broke a tooth. Not just a tiny bit, but the entire back half of my back bottom tooth. I’m all for going ‘native’ when it comes to food, clothes and other things but dentists? Get me a
Bloggifying the Blog
I have been constantly blogging now for about 9 months, 6 of which were from China. I’ve started blogs before and by the 6-month mark most were dead. It was a mix of things, lack of willpower, interest, stamina. Clearly