There have been a flux of interesting asian/china themes videos recently and I thought I should gather them in one place. (Fire up your VPN’s China friends, these are all embedded from youtube.) Tai chi basketball This badass was featured on CCTV (China national news). Basketball is huge here, and
The Incestuous Group of Youtubers I Learn Chinese From
Awhile ago I came across a youtube clip done by two Chinese called Off The Great Wall. It’s Dan and Carmen, two young people who are Chinese but have spent most of their lives living abroad. They speak English natively and do funny/interesting videos about Chinese culture, language, and other
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
Reason #853 Why I Love My Students
Every year I teach writing class. The official title is “Basic Writing,” but on the first day of class I tell them the real name, (my name) for the class is “creative writing.” This is my third year teaching it and while I do different things every semester I still
OMG! I Want to Punch Her and Be Her
One perky little blond girl has been showing up on some of my favorite blogs lately. First at Study More Chinese and then on Lost Laowai. So who is she? Well, her name is Jessica Beinecke but she is better known as Bai Jie the host of OMG! 美语. (OMG!