China

All my posts from more than a year living in two different Chinese cities (Jinan and Suzhou) where I worked as a university English teacher and a freelance writer.

Letter From an Expat: China, This is Why I’m Leaving You

“Singles’ Day” in China: NO MINGLING, I’m Online Shopping.

Pollution, Communism & China: Teaching the Documentary “Under the Dome”

What I Learned Teaching About My “Hot Brother” in China

Curfews, Students Named “LeBron,” & More About College Life in China

A Toast to Finding Myself in China… and to Beer

The Truth About Culture Shock and Why I Love It

Learning Mandarin in China: “No Really, I Don’t Understand”

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