A Year in China: Part 1) Getting there.
As I sit here in my empty apartment, 36 hours before I depart China and return to the US, I know I need to recount my experiences here. Like all […]
As I sit here in my empty apartment, 36 hours before I depart China and return to the US, I know I need to recount my experiences here. Like all […]
Well, the time to depart China is rapidly approaching. One of the idiosyncrasies of working here is that, when your job ends, they revoke your Work Permit, and without a […]
I’ve been here in Shenzhen for four months now, and it feels like time to talk about life here in China. I’ve had several friends this past week ask what […]
When you choose to become an expat and work in the international schools, changing schools every handful of years, one of the big things you give up is consistency with […]
Well, I had a terrifying experience today. I got locked out of my WeChat account. If you read my last post, you will know that WeChat is a phone app […]
Everyone around the world has heard of China’s ‘Zero Covid’ policy, and think of extreme measures, entire city lockdowns based on only a handful of cases, stringent entrance criteria with […]
One of the hallmarks of teaching overseas is that you get a wide range of unusual life experiences. The good ones include the opportunity to really explore different parts of […]
I’m writing this in a first-person POV, but I know I speak for a lot of expats and international teachers who are heading home for the summer. I’ve heard this […]
I have meant to write this blog post for 45 years. I had an unsettling experience back in my Junior year of HS. I never really discussed it with anyone […]
Well, today is my 60th birthday. Like most folks who reach that milestone, I am filled with a sense of amazement that I have lasted this long, as well as […]