Category: around my neighborhood
Updated on August 4, 2011
Redeeming Moments
There are moments when I have a strong dislike of China. Moments where I find myself wishing I was in America. I had one such moment this afternoon at the train station. Of all places in China, except perhaps… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Look at the weird foreigner
Some of you may have seen this picture posted on my “photo of the week” page, but I wanted to share with you the story behind it. First of all, I’ll go ahead and admit to you, the… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Would you be my neighbor?
Back in the day, when I lived in the big city, going grocery shopping involved a forty-five minute crowded bus ride into town. One of the things I loved most about moving to my current city was the fact… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sneaky, Sneaky
As you may have guessed, blogspot is currently blocked in China. For the moment I’ve found a way to sneak onto the site (but not to post pictures). I’m also trying to see if another website might work better… Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
Do you see what I see?
Things are right with the world again. Blue skies have returned and it is finally feeling like spring. (Hopefully for good this time.) But I am stuck inside, trying to dig myself out from under piles of papers… Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
Spoiled Rotten
I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to move back to the Midwest. One thing I’m extremely blessed with is the fact that the city I live in has almost perpetual sunny blue skies. I’ve visited enough… Read More
Updated on June 1, 2011
Spring cleaning gone terribly wrong
There were three main reasons I chose to move into a new apartment this year. #1: A bigger kitchen (not having to move my fridge every time I want to get into my freezer is a wonderful perk)…. Read More
Updated on June 10, 2011
Something to be proud of
The region of China I live in is not particularly famous for anything. The landscape would likely never be termed “stunning”, there aren’t any famous historical sites, and the weather isn’t going to draw many people. Let’s just say there… Read More
Updated on June 10, 2011
Reason #894 I love China
OK, I don’t know exactly what number reason this is, but there are countless little things that make me love living in this land. For example, being told I’m beautiful multiple times in one day (yes, it was… Read More
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