Tag: expat life
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And so ends 2016 and onto 2017… again, and again, and… again
It’s hard to believe that 2016 is over already with two Christmases done (Julian and Georgian calendars) and two of the three major New Yearses (sp?) are done and over with (again, Julian and Georgian calendars). All that’s left is the Lunar New Year, more commonly referred to as Chinese New Year or, here in…
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Pitter Patter, Let’s Get at ‘er! Back to School and the Mid-Autumn Festival
Well it’s back at ‘er. The semester started with its usual fanfare of meeting the new students, introducing myself, and introducing them to the load of homework that I’m going to dump on them this semester. Soon they will think high school was easy and soon they will have that grizzly student look in their…
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Back to the “Beej”
The rush is back on and the heat is still intense but the humidity isn’t as bad as Japan while the air is dense with either smog or the scent of rubber from a nearby track field. The crush of bodies and the unapologetic maneuvering (i.e. pushing and shoving) is back on. I feel my throat…
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Is Beijing Home? Probably Not.
As I prepare to return to Canada for a bit this summer some of you might be wondering if I’ve now made Beijing my home. The truth is that Beijing is home for now, but no, beyond work, I don’t think this city is a place I’d call home just yet. Most folks I’ve met or…
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December 2, 2014: Toothpaste, tobacco, blogs…
…And other odds and ends. Well it’s December already. Some of you will groan that I will point out the obvious, others will groan with me and wonder where the year has gone, others may be excited that yet another year has come to pass and either marvel, or despise, what they have done this…