Tagged With: China
Chicken, Worm, Bunny and Cops: The Many Shapes of China
Recently, the China Daily Show had a funny article about the importance of Tibet and Xinjiang not because of political or economic reasons, but because of the shape. A senior Ministry of Interior Affairs official has claimed that the principal reason behind China’s annexation of Tibet and Xinjiang was to ensure future maps of Chinese … Continue reading
We’re Back! Now Time to Get to Work
Our summer travels have come and gone, and we’re now back in our home in abysmally hot southern China where we are preparing for next semesters classes. I’ll be sharing some details about our trip shortly, but before I do I want to write some general feelings about it. We saw a lot of amazing … Continue reading
‘English’ Names
So we have been here for a week and everything has been amazing. We are getting to know the place, the people, and even beginning to speak Chinese in everyday life. Of course the reason we are here is to do one thing: teach. I have 8 classes a week to teach that range from … Continue reading
Teacher Day
Teacher Day. It sounds like another HallmarkĀ holiday. In America, I think they do have a teacher’s day in which you are probably suppose to buy a card and give your teacher a shiny red apple. But here in China it is serious business. Teacher’s Day is practically a national holiday with the government and … Continue reading
How to Afford Traveling
When we originally started planning on moving to China, there was one giant obstacle in our way: money. We’ve never made much money and pretty much spend what we made on our bills and living expenses. Since I work freelance, I don’t have vacation days so even if we go away for a week, I … Continue reading
How to Find Cheap Airfare
I just bought our plane tickets to Shanghai today. For two one-way tickets from Newark, NJ to Shanghai, China we paid a mere $725. Yes, you read that right, only $725 and that INCLUDES all taxes and fees. Each ticket was only $362.50. It might sound like we really lucked out, but the truth is … Continue reading
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