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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on October 9, 2019
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on August 25, 2019
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on January 3, 2019
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on October 24, 2018
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on October 17, 2018
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on October 3, 2018
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on September 26, 2018
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on September 19, 2018
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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

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on September 12, 2018
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Taking the Blog to the Next Level

OMG y’all I’m a vlogger! That’s right, I thought it was time to take Badminton Becky to the next level and start a vlog. After all, sports is very much a visual thing and while

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