Waiguoren Critic of South China
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Travel Cuisine

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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...
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Friday, August 05, 2011

The Train to Montreal

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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 ...
Friday, July 15, 2011

My 7 Links

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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 ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cosmetic Reward

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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...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Peaceful Fields

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 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...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Summer Feeling

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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...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Technical Plagiarism

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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...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Environmental Magic

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

To Malaysia

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Friday, May 06, 2011

Semester Endings

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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...
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Monday, March 28, 2011

Farewell Bagels

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Over the weekend I received news that Danny, my favorite restaurateur in Guangzhou, passed away. No trip to the Guangdong provincial capital...
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Friday, March 04, 2011

Overlooking the Palace

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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...
Monday, February 21, 2011

An Idiot Abroad

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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 ...
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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

The Practice

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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...
Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Without a Bang

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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...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Strange Crimes

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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...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Mandarin Meet Up

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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...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Smiles in the Trees

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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...
Friday, January 07, 2011

Working for the New Year

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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...
Friday, December 31, 2010

Warmly Welcome 2011

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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...
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Matthew
Shenzhen, 广东, China
A former foreign devil from New Jersey in a foreign land of 1.4 billion. Traveling the country, reading books, and watching movies fill in the days. Drinks and adventures abound in the gan bei world called China.
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