November 5, 2017 3:30 pm Beijing, China So this update is really overdue. As many of you know, I have finally made it back to Beijing. It took way longer than I or my new school suspected it would. We were all under the impression that the visa process to get me back to China would take approximately one month. Instead, it took almost exactly
Culture Tid-Bit
March 24, 2017 11:45 pm Beijing, China Okay, so today I think I’m going to talk a bit about the differences between Chinese and American Culture. Obviously, that is a HUGE topic that I could not possibly hope to cover in one short blog post. But I think it’s something fun to write about and it might interest you. Bodily Functions: I don’t remember if
Exhausting, but Never Boring
February 9, 2017 11:15 pm Beijing, China Ugh, today felt so long. Although my hours today were normal, I went in a couple of hours early so I could get a head start on planning for the rest of the week. While I did get a lot of work done, the day just seemed to go on forever. It was one of those days where
3 Months
January 19, 2017 11:00 pm Beijing, China Happy 3 month-iversary to me. Yep, that’s right. I’ve have been in China for three months, as of today. This is when they say the honeymoon period ends–the excitement of living in a foreign country has ended and you have your routine. With less distraction and more time to think, the culture shock and homesickness start to hit.
A Piece of Your Soul
Dec. 8, 2016 11:30 pm Beijing, China I’m going to do something different and I want your opinions on it. Today’s post has nothing to do with China. It’s something you’d read on a blog written in the US or the UK or literally anywhere in the world. It’s what’s on my mind right now. I figure that 365 days of me saying “oh today