The most humbling experience for me has always been the generosity of the poorest villagers. I can’t say it’s the Chinese because this isn’t the first time I’ve come across this humbling experience. The toothless […]
A First Experience in China
Welcome to China. Jet-lagged, hungry, and disoriented were my parents when I arrived in Beijing Capital Airport to meet them. In the middle of the night, the fun already began. Grandma woke up around midnight […]
Daily Life in China
I might be on the obsessive side of organization and efficiency, but these concepts don’t seem to exist at all in this country. Making a straight line is a feat in itself. Going to places […]
A Spa Experience
There are many things in China that are much cheaper than they would be at home. Unfortunately, along with the price, the quality also drops quite drastically. I’m already over the “cheap” craze because well, […]
Cooking with the Chinese
The longer I live in China and work with the Chinese in a daily basis, the more I discover about food and the more I am able to establish a closer relationship with my Chinese […]
Traffic Habits
I feel as if I’m always talking about traffic. Every time I write about traffic, I think to myself, okay, that must be all, what else could I say? And then I leave my apartment […]
Hangzhou: Day 2
Day 2 in Hangzhou. Beautiful sunshine! We took a bus early in the morning out to the Longjing Tea Fields, one of the most famous green teas in China. We got detailed instructions on all […]
Hangzhou: Day 1
After being in China a month and a half, I finally had the time, money, and decent weather to leave the city and venture off onto another. Hangzhou is a large, major city within my […]
A Young Adult’s Life
A couple weeks ago, a Chinese friend from my school, Jim, invited some teachers and I to have dinner at his university with him and some of his fellow classmates. I accepted without a second […]
Clothing Markets
A few weeks ago, my roommate Agnes, my director, Carina, and I went shopping out on the edge of the city at a Chinese market. I didn’t really know what to expect going there, but […]