CHINA

Country Overview:

“Love the food, hate the government”

I arrived in China in May 2013 and left August 2020. I taught English for awhile, did my master’s of politics & foreign policy at Tsinghua University, worked for a year at China Today, and then two years at Xinhua News Agency. I spent most of my time in Beijing, but also traveled to Shanghai, Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, Shenzhen, Panjin, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Sanya, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Degen Hill 6/24/13 Degen Hill 6/24/13

Smooooth

Asked my Chinese friend to talk to my old landlord, I smiled and kept my mouth shut, and she gave me back 2 of the 3 months rent I had already paid. Whose got 2 thumbs and now has only 1 apartment? THIS GUY

Welp..

All moved into my 2nd place in a matter of 3 weeks here in Beijing. Currently trying to sublet my first place, but it’s a challenging process because no matter how much I pump it up, you can’t hide the location. My colleagues are getting a kick out of it though. Yuck it up clowns. On a lighter note, I had an 8 year old Chinese girl speak basic Spanish to me which was thoroughly, IMPRESSIVE. Ahhh China, you are full of surprises.