Category Archives: ChinaTrip

I went to see Hancock today with 小季 and his fiancé. I was actually kind of surprised to see it advertised outside the theatre because it just came out in the US, too. It was simultaneously released in both countries, … Continue reading →

Literally, the title means “long time, no see.” Ironically, this is a phrase that we adapted to our language from theirs and, somewhere along the way, lost track of where it came from. What’s even more ironic is this: Almost … Continue reading →

In an effort to reduce the onslaught of huge-ish posts, I may as well periodically toss out my little observations and call it good. This does sort of save me from writing for an hour when I don’t have an … Continue reading →

So here I am, sitting in Starbucks, all excited about hopping on their wireless Internet while I sip my coffee… and my computer can’t find it. What? you’ve got to be kidding me! Ever since I got to China I … Continue reading →

<continues singing along with the Barenaked Ladies song> There are now several things to discuss, none of which are the items I thought my next post would be about. So I guess the first thing I should tell you that … Continue reading →

Over the past two days, I have visited two schools and taught guest lessons at both of them. This was an interesting and highly educational experience, and both schools were very different. We went to both schools to coordinate first, … Continue reading →

I figured I should write another post since I’ve been here for a bit less than a week. I’m getting settled in, and thoroughly enjoying my time here. I’ve made a couple of trips to Wal-Mart already, but both times … Continue reading →

Now I can say, “I’m here!” That was all… talk to you later. Hmm… Ok, ok, I’ll elaborate.  The first thing that I noticed is that, when speaking with locals, it’s really pretty easy for me to get the gist, … Continue reading →