When I first went to work as an English teacher in China, I had a good chuckle over some of my student’s names. English names, that is. I thought the practice of choosing an English name was limited to people who interact with foreigners or students of English, but according to this Slate article, many in [...]
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I’ve been watching the progress of the coming Autumn for several weeks now, hoping that the weather would continue to be nice. I think that I can safely say that Fall has arrived in Shijiazhuang! In a matter of days, wild winds began howling down the streets of the airport, whipping all the leaves off [...]
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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. ;)
