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  • December Drumming 2022

    December Drumming 2022

    Stream the full album through Spotify!

  • November 2022 Audio Blogs

    November 2022 Audio Blogs

    ARCHIVES SSAB – November 1, 2022 New month Hang Seng Index falls… been going down for a while, but did we just see a bottom? So-called window dressing days are the last three days of the month + first two of the next. Big movement on the Shenzhen market New HSK 7-9 test starts in November. Skip…

  • SSAB – October 2022

    ARCHIVES SSAB – October 3, 2022 Guo qing jie! New / Modern China is 73. Any special events? Not that I knew of. Episode 34 recorded… a long one and a bit of a chin wag. Cinnamon buns and macarons Going aways… more people leaving. Will they ever come back? Why don’t I leave? Inflation…

  • Could China be Home?

    Could China be Home?

    It’s a very good question, but does it have any merit? Further, it’s a statement that is often indirectly alluded to when people say that I’ve “settled” down since I haven’t left China in quite some time. COVID circumstances aside, could this country be my new home? If so, what would it take to keep…

  • SSP34 – Octavio Araujo

    SSP34 – Octavio Araujo

    Recorded on Saturday October 1, 2022 Marking an end to 13 years in China, from Qinghuadao to Shanghai to Beijing, I get together with Octavio over a few drinks to talk about lessons learned and things completed along the way. From his initial exposure to Chinese and Japanese culture back in 1995 to his decision…

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