5 Tips for Eating in China

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

Movin’ on back to the West Side

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

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

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

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

There’s a rhythm to the #4 buses. The bus line terminates at the traffic circle of Renmin Street and Cangshan…

One of the best parts of the expat experience is watching these “country” commercials on BBC World, Asia. Each country…

I was happy the apartment had an internet connection, though in the living room only. On more than one occasion…

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

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