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.
Yoga
Today is my 4th day of yoga class. Didn't imagine I would sweat so much or that I'd be so sore the following day. It's a good compliment to the sort of hard and singular movements of weightlifting. However, I'm faced with my life long challenge of stretching. Those toes are going to be touched before I graduate. Mark my words. Speaking of which, still haven't found a job and I'm racing against my July 31st visa expiration to get a work visa. It's an arduous process where I'm constantly changing my resume and thinking "I mean, I could do that job". Entering the workforce remains priority number one as Spring unfolds in Beijing
Chinese class
2 Germans, a Russian, guy from Belarus, an Italian, and the polish girl was late. Headed to Shanghai tomorrow for Mid-Autumn festival - the holiday where factories who produce moon cakes finally have something to do.
Smelly feet
I made a joke about a little girl’s feet smelling bad and of course, they thought it was hilarious so they all started raising their legs wanting me to smell their feet too.
