The Name Game

The local teachers at the school sit me down and hand me a pen and paper. They want names, and … More

The Walk to Town

There were only a couple of problems with the apartment. The first was, though it had a kitchen, it lacked … More

Job in hand, now it was time to look for an apartment. A clerk at the guest house happened to … More

I don’t know where the school is, so Sammy asks me to meet him at the bar known as Bad … More

In order to work in China, one must secure what’s known as a “Z” Visa. The first step in attaining … More

One of the scariest things about living abroad is hearing the frightening English-language songs in bars and coffee houses that … More