Author: stephanusoptimus
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Spring Time Sakuras
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…
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From HSK 2 to HSK 3
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…
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Spring Festival 2019: The Year of the Pig
And so ends another Spring Festival. It was the end of the Year of the Dog and the beginning of the Year of the Pig. As I mentioned in a previous post, I was content to stay in Beijing and putter around my apartment rather than galavanting to some other place. I was happy that…
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#TravellersTips
So back a few months ago I posted a series of tweets with the idea that maybe they’d be useful to others who are thinking about travelling. This list isn’t exhaustive but things are some of the things I’ve picked up along the way. Some should probably be explained a little more but I think…
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Salads and Smoothies
Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s modern media-influence, or maybe it’s simply the opportunity to do so right now, but I’m trying to eat a little bit more healthy these days while also cutting down on alcohol consumption. Though I still enjoy my burgers, pizzas and chocolate, I now also consume a lot more salads and…