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 Degen Hill

Good morning from Beijing, China!

Nothing like opening my door to these. Went out in search for a gym by doing exercise motions in front of the valet of hotels. Luckily, one guy said, “Hey man, I speak English, Gym is on the 4th floor.” Although expensive, it’ll do for now.

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