Having a genetic disorder that requires constant treatment in the hospital sucks, but having a genetic disorder that requires constant treatment in the hospital during a global pandemic sucks balls. And playing into Murphy’s Law, as the pandemic got worse, so did my (unrelated) health problem. I have been to
Check out Hong Kong Disney!
So last week in China was National Day (celebrating the 70th anniversary of the PRC), but that meant I had a week holiday. I haven’t talked about it much on this blog, but this past year my health has sucked, and I haven’t been able to travel or get out
Pardon The Dust
Hey there, remember me? I know it’s been awhile since I’ve updated here, but I also hope you have been following me on my Youtube channel Badminton Becky. I made 2 videos a week, and tend to talk mostly about badminton, but some general videos about China get in there
The Year of the Bullet Journal!
Sorry for a New Years post a few days after Jan 1st, but things have been a little rough over here in the Becky household. I ended up going in and out of the hospital the last few weeks of the year and I was too tired to do anything
100 Years of a Chinese University
This past weekend my school, Jimei University, celebrated it’s 100th anniversary. Chinese universities don’t need much of an excuse to have a big celebration and this is a worthy milestone, so for months the school has been preparing for it. My school was started by a guy who was basically
Ready for More Weird English Names?!
It seems as if they more my students become aware of western culture, the weirder their english names are. When I started the weirdest names were like, “Cookies” and “Chanley” but now I’m getting so many odd names that make those look positively white bread. Here are some of the
The Start of my Tenth Year
It’s impossible to believe, but I am beginning my tenth year in China. It also means it’s my tenth year as a teacher making it the longest job I’ve ever held. Despite that, I almost never think of myself as a teacher. When someone asks me “what do you do?”
Metro Cards of the World
When you travel in a city for more than a day it is almost always worth getting a local subway card. They are usually nominal in price and they make traveling around so much more convenient. The simple fact you don’t have to stand in line at the ticket machine
The Benefits of the Expat Life
How funny it is writing this blog. So many thing I write one time and expect them to just kind of fade into the vault. But life isn’t like that and one of my former blog posts is rising from the dead to teach me a new lesson. Three years
Why you SHOULD go to Paris in August
If you are like me and planning a trip to Paris in August you might feel pretty dejected. The constant advice you will hear from source after source is DO NOT GO to Paris in August. There are two reasons for that: Hot and too many tourists The city shuts