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.
Played Jeopardy in class and used real money in honor of the Chinese New Year
I’ve never seen kids be so excited about winning the equivalent of .04 cents. I’ve also noticed several firework stands being constructed around where I live and keep getting more and more excited in anticipation of their grand opening.
Halloween day 2 at our center
Had students try and make balloon towers using only tape. They didn’t get too far with a ‘tape as fast as possible’ game plan. Also did a 'mummy-wrapping’ race that they thought was hilarious. Round 3 mañana