Ready or Not, Here We Squat

So far I’ve only skirted around the topic that is the elephant in the room when talking about adjusting to … More

Learning Chinese, Part 3

Okay, you’ve gotten off the plane, peed in the right restroom, and arrived at the train station. Now it’s time … More

Okay, so you’ve survived your fifteen hour flight to China, and you have successfully relieved yourself thanks to your knowledge … More

If you’re traveling to China, the first characters you need to learn are 女 (woman/female) and 男 (man/male). That is … More

There is a Chinese National Bureau of Bathroom Fixtures whose soul function is to ensure that no two hotel shower … More

1. If it looks like an Oreo, but is not an Oreo, don’t eat it. It could be labeled something … More

January is a time for new beginnings, and in the first ten days I moved twice. The East Side didn’t … More

Germans are more generous with their books than English speakers. Just look on a bookshelf of free books at any … More

I’ve made a personal decision not to blog about work. I’ll make one exception. I saw this in an English … More

First act of the new year, I moved into a new guesthouse. Used to be I’d put on my backpack … More