Category: Blog
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My Next Destination: A Cultural Soft Power
It is at times like this, when preparing to go to another country some time in advance, that I start to think of all the things that I know or am familiar with about that particular country. Well, my next destination is one that, at first glance, seems reasonable given my current geographical location of…
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A Brief Guide to Travelling in China
I hope to give a very brief introduction to moving your way around China both for travel and work purposes. Although this guide isn’t comprehensive, it should give you the basics and a good idea of what to expect when you land in China. General **For more information on general world travel, have a look…
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Summer Begins (with a rather botched attempt to catch a flight)
My apologies for the delay in posting this update of the life and times of some English teacher in China, but when I last tried to put up a post, I realized I had completely forgotten my password! I recall back in the day when we were told to never write down or mention our password to anybody, not…
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Is Beijing Home? Probably Not.
As I prepare to return to Canada for a bit this summer some of you might be wondering if I’ve now made Beijing my home. The truth is that Beijing is home for now, but no, beyond work, I don’t think this city is a place I’d call home just yet. Most folks I’ve met or…
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English Grading and Chinese Reading
This weekend is Duanwu Jie, better known as the Dragon Boat Festival. We got Thursday off and they moved Friday’s workday to Sunday in order to give people a long weekend (oh China!). Luckily I don’t work on Fridays anyway and so I have a four-day weekend. I couldn’t find any up-to-date information on where the…