I always have my camera at the ready to capture the hilarious Chinglish I see throughout my day. Here is a random assortment of things I’ve seen recently.
I'm on Untemplater!!
I just wanted to let you all know that my writing has appeared on another blog! This time it is at Untemplater, a great site for those people who want to live life according to their own rules. Untemplater is
What is Your Definition of Success?
My dad recently came for a visit and over dinner he asked what we had planned for the future. “After all,†he said. “This can’t help you in your future career so it’s a dead-end job, right?†Wrong. (At least
I'm on the 'Hobo!'
Curious about what a week in the life of an English teacher in China is like? Well head on over to the Professional Hobo to check out my diary! Nora, the woman behind the site, publishes a “Week-in-the-life-of” series and
Paging Mr. Jackson
I know New Zealand is all the rage for Middle Earth, but wouldn’t this Karst in Yangshuo make an excellent Mordor set? No CGI or foam sets necessary! (And yes, I fully understand that I am outing myself as a
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
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
Chinglish Signs: Misc.
These are some funny English signs that we saw on our trip that didn’t really fit into any category so I’m putting them all together here for your comedy pleasure.