Author Archives: Becky
My Little Effort in Trying to Help Wang Leehom Spread the Word
Tonight I will be achieving one of my goals while living in China: I am going to see my favorite Chinese pop star Wang Leehom in concert!! I’ve written about Wang Leehom several times on this blog, including this intro post and another post on the time I sang one of his songs to my … Continue reading
A Hick Loose in Shanghai: Unsavory Elements
My timing to visit my friends in Shanghai really couldn’t have been better. Not only did I get to join my friend in an orphanage opening, I also got to attend a book reading for the new book: Unsavory Elements: Stories of Foreigners Loose in China. It’s a series of short stories written by some of … Continue reading
Visiting my First Orphanage
I’ve been missing my Shanghai friends and decided to visit them this past weekend. I told my friends Hannah, a Brit I met several years ago when she came to Lin’an to teach, and she happened to mention that she was going to the grand opening of an orphanage she helped design the same day … Continue reading
Getting a Massage in China
A long, long time ago (2009 to be precise) I wrote about getting my first massage in China. Well, here it is on 2013 and I finally got my second massage, and my third, and my….well now I think I’m addicted. I think China is kind of famous for massages, right? Well, at least of … Continue reading
F^#&$% the Post Office
Fuck the post office! For almost 4 years I have been sending a package full of envelopes to america with absolutely no problem. My friend Erick and I do pen-pal letters and it has gone without a hitch for more than 3 years. But recently, the post office is trying to make it harder and … Continue reading
Taxi Stories
I’ve been spending a lot of time in Hangzhou with my friends. While I sometimes spend the night at one of their houses, I usually prefer to take a taxi back home. Hangzhou is a 45-minute drive from my school and there are always local taxi’s waiting in the city to bring late night travelers, … Continue reading
TIC — This is China
There is a phrase often used by foreigners when you just can’t believe your eyes. When a decision or an action defies all logic, common sense and decency. That phrase? This is China (Often shortened to TIC, or TIFC after an especially annoying situation.) Boss tells you you have a 3-day holiday but have to … Continue reading
My “Darling” Students
Today we were playing a trivia game and for fun, some of the questions were about me. One of the questions they chose was “What is my favorite movie?” I knew that they had no clue, so I gave them a hint. “It’s a movie that came out when I was a kid. I’ve loved … Continue reading
Dealing with Tragedy Abroad
“Boston Mayhem” That was the title on my Google homepage at 6:30 am tuesday morning (China time). Normally I would ignore such a outlandish title, assuming it had to do with Red Sox or some political thing, but this headline was accompanied with a picture of a building and flames. I clicked through and read … Continue reading
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