Chinese Culture
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
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 Chinese Name: 龙小冰
I can’t believe I’ve never written about my chinese name before (I even searched my website thinking I must have at some point) so now’s as good a time as ever! It took me a long time to choose my current chinese name, but it was worth the time. My name just feel….right. It feels … Continue reading
Just me and My 10,000 closest friends at Thousand Island Lake
You know how when you live in a place you never go to the interesting tourist destinations? Well that’s me and Thousand Island Lake. It’s a huge, sparkling clean lake with, you guessed it, lots and lots of islands. More than a thousand actually. And I have been hearing about it forever, and it’s really … Continue reading
The World’s Largest Tea Museum
Ever the tea lover, when I found out the world’s largest tea museum was located outside of Taipei I knew it was a can’t-miss site. Located in Pinlin, a short bus ride from the city, the whole town is dedicated entirely to tea. The street lamps are shaped like tea pots. The knobs at the … Continue reading
