I quit my job last week. And I know I should feel scared, but I don’t. I mean, I do feel a little scared. But I am much more excited than petrified. I am quitting my job with no definite…
Some changes are coming
It’s interesting, this idea of living abroad, and the reality of living abroad.
Changing China: The rise and fall of 'foreigner' streets in Shanghai
Yongkang used to be a constant block party, the kind of place where you end up after free-flow brunch and stay until 10pm, at which point you would be ushered inside and the party would go on until 2am. Needless to say, it was absolutely not the best representation of foreigners in China.
Shanghai Tested: Traditional Chinese Medicine
This past Saturday, I tried something I told myself I would never do while in China. Here is how it went: a ‘doctor’ suctioned small glass jars to my back by lighting an alcohol soaked cotton swab on fire to suck…
The G20 Blues
There are time when I look up at the night sky in Shanghai and I can’t help but feel sad because it’s always impossible to see the stars in its murky grayness. Last December, back in Massachusetts after a 16-hour flight…
Adulting in China
I came to China to escape the corporate nightmare and now I’m living it. Part of living abroad is this idea to escape the real world. Sort of like, I’ll come to China and it doesn’t matter what I do…