Packages

So you order a package on Taobao and after 2-3 days, you get a text message telling you it's arrived, with the delivery company name and a number. You then go to "the package place", and patiently wait in line, tell the guy your number, and then they throw it over the wall and voila, you've got your package. This place is always busy but since 11/11, where over $14 billion worth of goods were sold, it's been a bit busy.  

Harry Potter Lives

Quidditch club here at Tsinghua. Now I'm all for doing what you think is fun, but I couldn't help but shake my head at these guys. And ya, they have broomsticks

Paris, November 13, 2015

I guess Google didn't completely abandon Mainland China.  

Chinese Gates

Gate headed into Nanluoguxiang. I always feel like these things have stood the test of  time and have been here since the age of dynasties. This thinking is most likely a result of my poor recollection of Chinese history and for all I know, could have been erected a decade ago

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Squarespace

I have officially moved my blog from Tumblr to Squarespace. So I've separated things a bit. To read about my year in Peru, check out 'Aventuras (Peru)' and anything from China until now, I'll continue to use 'Aventuras (China)'. In 2016 I'll start a new blog and 'Aventuras (China)' will date from 5/13-12/16. To make searching for old content easier, click on 'About' and you can browse the archive or find stuff through 'search'. For new content after 12/16, there will be a new tab which I have yet to cleverly name. Bear with me as I continue to edit the site and figure things out on this new platform.  

New logo for my site designed by my buddy Nick here in Beijing. Check him out at instagram: Nickolai_art and Tumblr: nickolaiart.tumblr.com

For some reason we all wore gray. Had a terrific 26th birthday party yesterday in Beijing

11/6/15 - First snow of the year in Beijing followed by biting cold and rain

Study weather

Spicy potatoes on the left and chicken & chestnuts on the right. Something that I’ll never get used to is the amount of bones in Chinese cooking. They literally just cut the chicken up and cook it, bones and all.

As Fall slowly fades away, I’m preparing for November 15th, when central heating for Beijing finally turns on. Pollution for the next 3 months is worth a warm winter, right? Ironic that as I was posting this I received a notification from my AQI app warning me of ‘heavy pollution’. GOOD TIMES BEIJING! Keep 'em coming…

I’m currently petitioning to get a squat rack in our gym so homeboy doesn’t break something

View from the office of my internship at Peking University

Mini hot pot and a chicken/egg dish over rice at a small Japanese restaurant in Nanluoguxiang

In Beijing, I’ve found that Mexican food is usually sub-par but if you can find a good place, the pizza can be excellent

Don’t let the pretty colors fool you, it’s freezing out

Beijing Guoan jersey with signatures

北京国安! My friend teaches the goalie’s daughter and asked for a favor; I guess teaching English has its benefits. She told me it’s worth ￥15.000, but having been to the games, this is something I’d prefer to hold onto.

Ham & cheese ramen with Korean dumplings