Author: stephanusoptimus

My brother recently asked me what he should read to gain some knowledge on investing. I wrote up some quick recommendations and thought I’d share them here in case other people had the same concern but maybe didn’t know who to ask or what to ask. Below you’ll find a very short list of resources…

Last year I wrote a post about some of the changes I had seen upon my return to Beijing after a brief hiatus in 2017. You can read that post here. Given the current media and geopolitical climate, I thought I’d write up another little post on what I’ve seen change over the last year.…

So Beijing has hit it’s “getting hot” time of year during which the temperature goes from “It’s nice outside” to “Get me out of the sun!” very quickly. Smoggy days have been at a minimum as of late, and that’s good, because I’ve found it’s been leading to some breathing problems for me this year,…

A few weeks ago the central heating was turned off in anticipation of spring. Beijing has now hit it’s “nice weather” time wherein the flowers are growing and the trees are coming alive once again all the while the temperature hesitates to get too warm just yet. The garden workers on my compound hauled out…

Work is now back in full swing after the Spring Festival break, and that means the students are back in class and I have lots of work and travel to do. And that also means I have a daily schedule within which I can fit my Chinese studies. You’ll recall a few months ago I…