Category: Countries
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The 2014 Festival des Film du Monde / Montreal Film Festival
The joy of film festivals is that you get to see a whole bunch of movies that you might not otherwise see. Some of that is okay because theres always one film that makes you question the sanity of the organizers or, more importantly, make you think “I can do that”. On the other hand,…
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Toronto, Canada: TIFF, TUF and the TSX
I don’t think I’ve ever written about Toronto before, despite having been there a few times since beginning my near-constant wanderings five years ago. This time, however, there were a couple of things I wanted to see: the Toronto International Film Festival, regarded as one of the premiere film events in the world of cinema,…
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Beijing, China: First Impressions
I meant to publish this earlier but have been kept busy by settling in (re: adjusting to jet lag) and preparing for my classes. I’ve been in Beijing, China for three weeks and it’s been a pleasant experience so far. Below you’ll find a few of my first impressions of China. They say first impressions are important…
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A Little Bit About China
So I’ve been in Beijing for all of two weeks and now I have a one-week holiday because of the “Golden Week” of the National Day holiday. What’s that you might ask? The “Golden Week” refers to the 7 days off that the Chinese take to commemorate the founding of the People’s Republic of China (not to be…
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China: Expectations
Name: (English) People’s Republic of China / (traditional Chinese) 中华人民共和国 / (pinyin) Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Population: 1.35 Billion Capital: Beijing Largest City: Shanghai Formation: Unification of China in 221 BC; Republic established on January 1, 1912; People’s Republic proclaimed on October 1, 1949. (Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) I can’t help but think that my return to Asia to teach ESL is a…