The best part of my short trip to Montreal was the food. I had heard plenty about the cuisine before I left on the train--there was even a r...

A couple weeks ago I took a few days away from the NYC area. I decided to try Amtrak for the first time--tickets to Montreal cost about the ...

This post was forced on me by Jen at Solo Travel Girl (I wasn't actually forced, she asked politely). I agreed to this because Jen has ...

The National College Entrance Exam is finished in China. It's a period of time that is full of stress for millions of Chinese students h...

 Our trip to Fujian is still one of my favorite vacations, even if it only lasted a few days. After spending three years in the ever-expandi...

It's been a long summer so far, and it just started. I've been working at the tutoring center at the college, but it's rather sl...

Plagiarists always think they're smart enough to get away with stealing the ideas of others. When I taught at the graduate school in She...

Throughout China I came across amusing signs. Some of them were amusing for the misuse of English and others were just entirely confusing. T...

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The semester is just about over. At least my classes are finished for spring. And I don't have to deal with final exams because the depa...

Over the weekend I received news that Danny, my favorite restaurateur in Guangzhou, passed away. No trip to the Guangdong provincial capital...

It's been two years since I had a real vacation. Of course, now I have more expenses and I have to save for a more expensive vacation th...

I'm so happy to have On Demand (only the free service part, I don't pay for anything extra). Last week I came across episodes of ...

Now that the new semester is in full swing, it's difficult for me to get out for Mandarin Monday events in the city--working 9-6 with on...

It's difficult keeping track of lunar holidays in the US. In China, the fireworks would've started days ago, but I don't have th...

The run up to Spring Festival is always filled with minor crimes. Every year the Chinese government warns people to be careful with their va...

Not long after I moved to Jersey City, I started using meetup.com. A few friends in town used it to plan events and meet new people. Of cour...

I know this photo is a bit of a cliche on travel blogs, but it's still cool. The banyan grew around the Buddha head in the ruins of Ayut...

The New Year is looking good so far. Granted, it's a very young year and I haven't done much yet. I'm looking forward to getting...

It's been a pretty good year. Jia and I both found new jobs this past year, and are living much more comfortably than at the beginning o...