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Actual Life: Weekend Edition

After living in China for almost two years, one of the questions my friends have started asking is “So….what do you actually do in your free time” and I think that’s a completely valid question! Some...

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Actual Life: Weekday Edition

If you’re thinking of teaching in China, or just wondering what I’ve been doing for the past two years, you probably want to know what an average day as an English teacher looks like. I spend my...

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Two Weeks in Thailand

In 2015 I spent two weeks of my winter holiday in Thailand, specifically Phuket, and while I had a great time, I could have made much better use of my time. Surprise, there’s A LOT more to Thailand...

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How to Teach Slang

Before coming to China, my friends joked about how I would be teaching the future of China my typical phrases like “real talk”and “basic.” It started as a joke, but all of my English majors actually...

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China Living Costs

If you’re thinking of living in China, specifically TEACHING in China, you’ve probably already realized that you’re not going to be making bank by western standards (because you’ll be working in...

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Wat a Way to Start an Adventure – Siem Reap

I have been looking forward to exploring Siem Reap for years, and expected it to be cool and really interesting and worthwhile and insert more adjectives here, but it was SO much better than I...

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Taking a Step Back – Phnom Penh

After four very full days in Siem Reap, we took a $13 bus ride across Cambodia to the capital city, Phnom Penh. I’ve wanted to visit Phnom Penh, but for extremely different reasons than Siem Reap....

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Starbucks: A Love/Hate Relationship

I have zero shame admitting that I love Starbucks, especially in China. In any major city, there is going to be at least one Starbucks SOMEWHERE. The best part of this is that it’s exactly like a...

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How Not to Spend $60 – Emei Mountain

After living in Sichuan for two years, yesterday I decided it was finally time to make the trek over to Emei Mountain. Emei Mountain (Éméi Shān – 峨眉山) consistently tops the list of things to do in...

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Pudacuo/Potatso National Park – Shangri-La

After having such a good time in Four Girls Mountain, I knew I wanted to get back into a national park before leaving China for the year. This month I made it to Shangri-La, Yunnan for the weekend....

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