When I think of China, bamboo comes to mind, along with panda bears, dragons, pagodas, the Great Wall and gong fu masters flying through the air. But where I live we don’t have these things. I did find a clump of bamboo recently planted by a pond at the airport yesterday, though. I’ll be on [...]
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A recent post in the English-language China blogosphere has prompted me to take a closer look at my behavior as an expat in regards to integrating in the culture and making Chinese friends. Those of you who know me know that I am, among other things, painfully shy. Which probably explains why I have very [...]
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Xinjiang Restaurant BBQ Pit Last Thursday night, the eve before the May 1st holiday, the DH and I ventured over to Linyi’s Xinjiang restaurant for some lamb kebabs. The weather was warm so we were hoping they would have tables set up on the sidewalk, and they did. We had our usual kebabs and naan [...]
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What a beautiful weekend we had. Clear blue skies. Warm temperatures. Perfect days, really. How long will they last? Yet more evidence I am an aviation geek – one of our airplanes flew over the neighborhood yesterday and I stopped right in the middle of the road to watch it pass over. I was so [...]
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Linyi’s own Eiffel Tower Click here for more Wordless Wednesday
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I wanted to write something witty. I wanted to tell you about our two students who earned their private pilot licenses this weekend. I wanted to share something interesting. I am seriously and severely incapable of doing any of that today. Not for lack of coffee, if nescafe counts. Not for lack of time as [...]
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Beds and mattresses for sale on the side of the road Linyi, China 2009 More Wordless Wednesday.
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I hope the Easter Bunny brought you lots of delicious chocolate… He didn’t even bother stopping by here, but that’s okay cuz I’m cutting sugar out of my life. Buds and blossoms are out like crazy here and it is getting warmer by the day. Pretty in Pink Pretty is as pretty does Pretty as [...]
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Even though aviation seems more and more depressing by the day, I thought I would share some Chinese planespotting with you. Chinese Y-5 When I first saw this airplane parked at Linyi’s airport, I was pretty surprised. Being an airplane ignoramus, I believed that biplanes, (airplanes with two sets of wings), had gone out with [...]
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window. And, yes, I do wear my santa hat year-round. ;)
