Here’s a shocking confession for you: I have not carried around my wallet when I go out and about in Shenzhen, China for nearly a year now. But why? What… [Continue Reading]
Category: China Life
Meituan Waimai is one of China’s major food delivery services. And when I say major, I mean huge… food delivery is a billion dollar business, and you can get food… [Continue Reading]
I hate gyms in China. There, I said it. And no, I’m not a lazy slob who can’t be bothered to get up off the couch and go lift a… [Continue Reading]
Many people who are interested in working in China want to know the answer to this question: can you work in China without knowing Chinese? The real answer is a… [Continue Reading]
On a cold, wintry day in March of 2017, I decided that I was done teaching English in China. I hung my head at the thought of what I was… [Continue Reading]
It happens like this: you’re scrolling through your WeChat moments and see that your friend just posted a fancy arrangement of three kinds of sashimi on a beautiful wood board… [Continue Reading]
KFC in China has always been a compelling sight for most Western eyes. It is both comforting yet alienating, taking classic, home-style southern American dining fare and somehow nearly completely… [Continue Reading]
I have taught English in China for nearly three years now and a question that often comes up from people who are curious to do the same is this: how… [Continue Reading]
I wiped off drops of freshly fallen rain from the thick lenses of my Ray-Ban glasses as I entered the Xiamen Railway Station to encounter a long line of people… [Continue Reading]
Public transport in China is an absolute necessity for making sure Chinese society can function optimally. Cities in China can be sprawling and vast, and sometimes there is no easy… [Continue Reading]