So, today is officially the first day of the next ‘phase’ of my life. It’s hard to chunk stuff into nice little boxes, called “phases”, but as my memory tends to work best when I remember defining moments - lets call this one.
Yesterday ended my run as an ESL teacher; a roll I somehow managed [...]
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I was working late on the computer yesterday, and after being quite certain I’d dosed my eyes with a suitable level of radiation, I decided to turn in.
Maggie, having to be up bright and early (oddly, at the same time as myself - but she requires something stupid like 10 hours of sleep), had gone [...]
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Tagged with: lizards • suzhou-wildlife |
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One of the best things about having a guest visiting is it kicks you in the ass and reminds you that those scenic spots aren’t going to see themselves.
Recently, while putting together a list of tourist spots around Suzhou for my Your China Pal site, I discovered a place I had not heard of - [...]
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Tagged with: pan-gate • panmen • Suzhou • suzhou-sightseeing |
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Well, there’s been a secret little project brewing lately. fiLi and I have been conspiring to create the latest incarnation of the China Blog Awards.
fiLi, as some may know, is the brains behind the Chinalyst, a community/aggregator for English-language China blogs. It seems that his site is therefore the perfect venue to get these awards [...]
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Tagged with: cba-2007 • china-blog-awards-2007 • english-language-china-blogs |
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So, today I am receiving a guest. I love guests.
Living in China for two years, I’ve had only a handful of people from back home come visit me, and so it is always with a great deal of anticipation that I receive new visitors. So much so, that I don’t really care if I have [...]
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Tagged with: couch-surfing • free-accommodations • global-freeloaders |
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