Tag: expat life
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SSP8 – What is it like to live, work and travel in China?
Recorded Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020. So what is it like living in China? Contrary to popular belief, the Chinese word for the country does not mean “the middle path”, it refers to the centre of the world within which the Chinese nation sees themselves as occupying. Zhong Guo, or, “middle country”, means they are in…
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China Year 3.25
I feel a little odd that I’m writing this post since it’s such an odd number. Why is it 3.25 and not a more rounded number? Well, that has mainly to do with the fact that for much of 2017 I was actually in Canada and only returned to China in October/November of that same…
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Chinese changes
It’s nearing the end of the month again so that means I should probably post in an effort to keep some sort of continuity going on my blog. I’m coming up to eight years of blogging this April for which I hope to do a little write up on what I’ve learned so far. But…
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Another late post but alive and well in Beijing
Just posting to keep things going. I’ve moved back to Beijing and took up a job with another company. Don’t feel too bad about leaving the last place as I’ve just heard that the lady in charge has (again) replaced her assistant. Sounds like it wasn’t a bad thing to leave that place after all.…
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A Little Update – March 14, 2017
So it’s been about two months since I last posted, sadly I even missed posting in February which means there is now a hole in my publication record! The reason for the delay is because of a few changes That have happened in the last month. For those following along, yes, I did finish the…