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.
Picked up a white chain today and got her cleaned up. For as dangerous as it is to ride a fixed gear in China, it’s worth the adrenaline rush.
My fixie is finished
For now. Working on finding a white chain and saving money for a pink rear gear.
Went on a bike ride with my buddy yesterday who talked a lot of shit about my bike not having brakes and how dangerous it was compared to his Trek mountain bike. Shortly after, a Chinese lady stepped into the bike path, he slammed on his brakes, and skidded into a crash, resulting in a bent front tire and road rash. It was a nice bike ride though…
Shoutout today goes to the boys at Merida
They’ve been helping me fix up my bike and showing me around Shuangjing.
The bike shown is my buddies. Mine is a work in progress, but when it’s finished, you better believe I’ll get a pic up
