The Importance of Expat Communities
For those of us who move abroad, even for shorter periods of time, expat communities can be an important part of adapting to life in a foreign country.
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Traveler Reads: River Town by Peter Hessler
A traveler and former China expat’s review of River Town, the first book on China by The New Yorker correspondent Peter Hessler.
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I Left China Before It Was Cool to Leave
Over the last couple weeks, blog posts have proclaimed, “I’m leaving China,” mostly from long-term expats. I left China well before this exodus trend.
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Americans in China
Listening to NPR’s This American Life featuring Americans in China reminded me that my China experience was different in some ways.
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Chinese Supermarket Madness
Some important notes and experiences on grocery shopping and going to supermarkets in China.
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Lessons from Living in China
After almost four years of living in China, I learned a lot about myself and life in general. Life in China was an important learning experience.
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Happy Dragon
ๆฐๅนดๅฟซไน๏ผ Happy New Year to everyone celebrating the Year of the Dragon. I have a lot of fond memories of celebrating Spring Festival in China. The last I celebrated in Shenzhen involved a lot of food–fish, dumplings, and about twelve other dishes for four people. We were thoroughly stuffed as we ate for hours. There