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.
Girl Power
Something funny about seeing these PLA guys next to “The Power of Girl.” Maybe it was intentional. Maybe it wasn’t. Maybe it’s Maybelline.
Happy Halloween!
Quailman for Halloween. Was it a niche costume? Absolutely. Was it worth it? You bet
Pizza Festival
The 2018 Beijing Pizza Festival was super cool. They host it to give all the pizza places in the city a chance to come together and serve their best pizza before the city of 20+ million people vote for the best slice in town. It was cool to see all the different types of pizza, including Baozza (pizza filling in a traditional Chinese steamed bun), and pizza using local Chinese spices and ingredients.
Commercial
Filmed an advertisement for an English school awhile back. Still in post-production, but here are some pictures from set
Llama Temple
Just finished reading “Midnight in Peking”, “We”, and “Animal Farm”. All very interesting books. Besides that, not a lot is new. Gym, work, and trying to avoid existential dread
Review of Contraception
Murder, Mayhem & More recently reviewed my novel, Contraception. Check out the review here