I just had my first collision. Walking across the street from work, I waited for the 2 cars to fly through the red light coming from the left. I watched the police car on the right tweet his siren and fly through. And then… two young women on an electric scooter bounced off of me. [...]
I’ve talked about how people stare at me when I walk down the street. Some even pull out their cell-phone and take pictures. Westerners are that unusual here that we’re still a curiosity. Several discussions lately have dealt with why Chinese women want a western man for a husband. Most of it has to do [...]
I’ve been feeling better the past two days, so I felt safe in going out with a friend today. She invited me to go to the Forest Public Park (森林公园 ). I’d never heard of it, but the taxi driver knew exactly where to go (even if his method of getting there seemed to involve [...]
Food poisoning sucks. The resulting dehydration is pretty crappy, too. Following it up with a full-body arthritis flare up, however, is just plain rude!
Over Spring Festival, many of the food stalls closed, so I was forced to find new things to eat at work. Oh no! The horror! I have to experience {gasp} new food! Just behind the training center, there’s a market. Behind that is a short alley that has several food stalls. Many of them sell [...]
Dehydration, crappy weather, and the worst (and most unusual) arthritis flare-up I’ve had in 2 years have joined forces to keep me down for the past week. Work and (attempting to) sleep have pretty much been the sum-total of my life. The arthritis is down to a dull ache, and I’m no longer breathing sandpaper, [...]
I have officially been in China for 6 months now. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long, but… it has. There’s still residency and visa paperwork to do and lots of things to deal with, but I’m already half-way through my initial contract. It’s weird.
This year for Christmas, I would like… Silence. One day without piano lessons from the neighbors to the west, and drumming practice from the neighbors on the right; without door slamming or brooms being banged against the metal railing in the hallway. One day without the PA system from the school at the end of [...]
