With only a week left of classes, I’m getting the same question over and over again. “Where will you travel to this summer?” During the summer I always spend at least a month traveling all over China, and my students and friends know me well enough to expect it by
Laowai, Idiot Drivers, Numbers and Hitler
There’s been a lot of funny/interesting/ridiculous videos going around on the web I thought I would share. Sorry for those in the PRC, these videos are all from youtube, so set your VPN’s to on. The first one is done by two foreigners living in Xi’an. I might be working
The Teacher Becomes the Student
This semester I’ve taught English speaking to every single sophomore class. I’ve never taught an entire grade the same subject at the same time before and I kinda like it. Usually each class hangs out mostly with themselves, as they live together, have class together and pretty much do everything
Wine, Warhol and Annoying Boxes
Despite my resolution to stay away from Shanghai I found myself there yet again this past weekend. There is just so much stuff going on all the time there. While last time was more literary and humanitarian focused, this trip was all about the arts. Let me start with a
I Went to a Wang Leehom Concert!! 王力宏演唱会！
Sick of me writing about Wang Leehom yet? Well, tough ’cause I’m gonna be a fan girl for a little bit and tell you about the concert I went to this weekend! I don’t want to come off sounding like a total hipster, but the fact is that most bands
My Little Effort in Trying to Help Wang Leehom Spread the Word
Tonight I will be achieving one of my goals while living in China: I am going to see my favorite Chinese pop star Wang Leehom in concert!! I’ve written about Wang Leehom several times on this blog, including this intro post and another post on the time I sang one
A Hick Loose in Shanghai: Unsavory Elements
My timing to visit my friends in Shanghai really couldn’t have been better. Not only did I get to join my friend in an orphanage opening, I also got to attend a book reading for the new book: Unsavory Elements: Stories of Foreigners Loose in China. It’s a series of short
Visiting my First Orphanage
I’ve been missing my Shanghai friends and decided to visit them this past weekend. I told my friends Hannah, a Brit I met several years ago when she came to Lin’an to teach, and she happened to mention that she was going to the grand opening of an orphanage she
Getting a Massage in China
A long, long time ago (2009 to be precise) I wrote about getting my first massage in China. Well, here it is on 2013 and I finally got my second massage, and my third, and my….well now I think I’m addicted. I think China is kind of famous for massages,
F^#&$% the Post Office
Fuck the post office! For almost 4 years I have been sending a package full of envelopes to america with absolutely no problem. My friend Erick and I do pen-pal letters and it has gone without a hitch for more than 3 years. But recently, the post office is trying