Emei Mountain is one of the most holy Buddhist sites in China. I’ve been harboring a desire to climb it since I read about it – the photos of foggy peaks and sweeping vistas tug at my heart. Bill and Sam decide to make a weekend of it, inviting Vega and I along. At first […]
It’s raining – luckily the hotel staff gave me an umbrella to use. The concierge said something nice to me. He said, “I can tell you’re a teacher. You speak very clearly, and slow enough that I understand everything you say.” That takes work, a lot of work. I’m a fast talker by nature. I […]
Happy Easter weekend, everyone! As part of my celebration, I cancelled classes on Good Friday and headed to Chengdu. No budget hotel for me this time – I booked a room at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Chengdu. By Chinese standards, this hotel is super luxury, like one rung below a Ritz-Carlton. The Ritz-Carlton is […]
This is my PlayStation 3. It is an American PS3. I brought it to China. Notice, it is plugged into the wall with only an adapter. The transformer I brought for the sole purpose of protecting my PS3 sits to the side. I did a lot of research on this – I looked at ask.com, […]
Currency rates for the rmb currently stand at 6.2 to 1. So 100 rmb is roughly 16usd What can you do in WenJiang for 100rmb, apart from eat? I present two options, if you had to choose: 1: You can go see a movie. I finally found out how to get into the movie theater! […]
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