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]
Tag: shenzhen
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]
Pink Dot is an annual event held in Hong Kong to raise awareness and show support for the LGBTQ community in Hong Kong and around the world. It is one… [Continue Reading]
Muslim noodles are a special kind of hand-pulled Chinese noodles made and popularized by the Chinese Muslim minority. Yes, there are Chinese Muslims; they make up about 2-4% of the… [Continue Reading]
Hello cherished reader! It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here. That’s because I’ve been busy wrapping up another (semi) successful teaching year, which has kept me involved for… [Continue Reading]
Shenzhen – the city that I currently live in – has a bit of a reputation across China as a “cultural desert.” Now, this isn’t to say that Shenzhen is… [Continue Reading]
I walked into my school one day and was “voluntold” (a word we foreign English teachers around here use when we’re forced to do something for our school) that we… [Continue Reading]
I’m not into opening up a paper in the morning and reading my horoscope. I just don’t believe in that stuff. But, if you make me shake a metal box… [Continue Reading]
My company was generous enough to set up a tai chi lesson for all of us teachers, taught by a well-known tai chi master in Shenzhen, Master Li. We made… [Continue Reading]