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.
It’s wicked hot on this 4th of July in Beijing, China. I ventured out looking for hot dogs, got some, and told myself that trip would be the 1st and last time leaving my air conditioned apartment today. Unfortunately, not due to lack of effort, I couldn’t find any fireworks. I’ll light a couple of candles on my roof tonight and use my imagination.