22 Years Ago Today…
…I landed in Beijing to begin what I thought was one year of working in China as an English teacher!! I ended up teaching for...
Best NOT to Understand Chinese
Over the weekend I made a day trip to Qinhuangdao, a port-city about 3 hours east of Beijing. I went over to do a cross-cultural...
Crackdown on Chinglish
Here’s another crackdown that I can fully support: one on the use of Chinglish in signs. Chinglish is the common term used locally to refer...
Donkey Burgers
There’s a new culinary sensation sweeping the masses of Beijing lately—Donkey Burgers. They are not burgers as you or I may conceive of them–a meat...
Olympic Weather Forcast
This was an important week here in Beijing, as we hit the magical milestone of having only 2 more years until the opening of the...