So I’m sure you heard about the protests in some of the major cities in China against the government and the strict Covid policies. But what happened after? From the beginning China has followed a “zero covid” policy, which means isolating cases from the public (and hundreds of their close
I Got the Chinese Vaccine
While the vaccine has been available to the public in Xiamen for months (including foreigners) and free, I have been putting off actually getting the shot. It’s not because of any dumb notion of anti-vaxxers, or not trusting the science. It’s more that I, along with the majority of people
Painting a Chinese Dragon
So with no travel plans this summer I gotta find something to keep me busy, so I’m kinda having a “say yes to anything indoors and not too exhausting” summer. When my friend invited me to her Chinese calligraphy/painting (indoors with a/c) class I obviously jumped at the chance. The
Seeing the Chinese Military Makes Me Nostalgic
Five years ago I wrote about military training in China, and how it is mandatory for all freshman college students before classes begin. I originally wrote about how it felt a little intimidating, but over the years my feelings have changed. Now I find it a symbol of the changing
The Expat Life of Constant Goodbyes
Being an expat means your group of friends is constantly revolving. Being an English teacher means July is filled with tears and goodbyes and September is filled with hello’s. But in Xiamen, my friend circle includes more that just teachers which means they can leave at any time of the
Missing the Blue Skies
I’m back from my month-long adventure in Thailand and I’m not too happy about it. China is cold and damp, and grey while Thailand was filled with amazing food, clear skies, green jungles and warm temps. Thailand is so close, and so cheap I can’t believe it took me so
Problems with my Contact Page
About a month and a half ago I changed my contact form because I was getting a lot of spam. Since then I haven’t gotten any emails, but I was traveling and didn’t have time to look into it But it seems like despite being installed properly (I think) the
Please Help me by Voting!!
So I’m still in Thailand and I’m having a great time. But I wanted to break in here for a minute because I just found out that I have been nominated for a blogger award!! It’s the Lotus Blossom award and it is for bloggers who write about romance in
How to Make Friends in China
Some of you might look at the title of this blog post and laugh, but this is a really big problem! I already wrote a post on how to meet Chinese guys, and that is a cakewalk compared with making real friends. At first glance it seems like making friends
A Few Viral Videos for you to Enjoy
Time for more Chinese related videos! It seems like a day doesn’t go by without some viral video or picture being spread around Facebook, Weibo or Weixin. So I thought I’d share a few of the especially good ones. I know a lot of my readers are outside of China,