Category: Blog
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It’s the fu days of summer
Things have heated up here in Beijing and I’m barely able to stay cool and composed while on the way to and from work. No matter if I walk slow or not, I’m dripping in sweat by the time I get to the subway station. Actually, just about any time. I guess prairie boys take…
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Bring on the Fu and the Sound of Cicadas
We are almost in the hottest period of the year for Beijing, the so-called “fu tian” (伏天), better known as the “dog days of summer”. There are three of them: The first fu runs from July 7th to July 26th, The second fu runs from July 27th to August 15th, And the third and last…
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China Year 3.25
I feel a little odd that I’m writing this post since it’s such an odd number. Why is it 3.25 and not a more rounded number? Well, that has mainly to do with the fact that for much of 2017 I was actually in Canada and only returned to China in October/November of that same…
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Summer 2018 Reading: Non-Fiction
As a follow up to my other post about the fiction books I was trying to get through this summer, I thought I’d also share what I’d like to read by way of non-fiction. Since I’m living in China at the moment, I tend to read a bit more about Chinese issues than other countries…
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Summer 2018 Reading: Fiction
So summer is upon us and it is hot here in Beijing. And I mean hot. The forecast is for +35C for the next two weeks or so, though people say that this is just the beginning. Anyway, I’ve been back in Beijing for just about eight months now and, although I’ve enjoyed the new job,…