NateK

Hey Everybody! My name is Nate. N-A-T-E. I had been writing about my experiences living abroad in Mainland China for about a year and half. The last time I wrote was nearly a year ago. It's time to finally bring closure and start another chapter in my life. I was so naive and eager to explore 2 years ago when I first arrived in China. I can't believe the time has passed so quickly. Paltry words fail to express the ways in which China has changed my life. So I could never bring myself to write the final passage of my Chinese blog. How to describe what I didn't know how to articulate. And could this be the end? finished? Certainly NOT. This story, and the story of my life, is just beginning. Since my last ... read more

Добрый день товарищ, I've been doing nothing since we last talked. Life has felt genuinely dull as of late. I've been stuck in the country without a passport and fantasizing of going anywhere outside of Zhongshan. The last month I've practiced the art of cooking (burning) Chinese delicacies. I succeeded in being banned from cooking for Carmen, so mission accomplished I'd say. I have also buffed up on my spoken Chinese. Pumping up on new phrases and idioms I'm looking native fit. My tongue is now a rippling bulge of Chinese muscle spitting out the common word with dazzlingly accuracy. Foreigner and local alike fawn over my prowess. Even my Cantonese is starting to make progress, it's taken 2 weeks short of a year, but I can actually mutter a few words. Although truthfully to me ... read more

Hello Void, How long have I been here? About 10 months. In 10 months I have done many new things I never imagined I would do. For all those things and more I am deeply thankful. I have grown immensely and my life has forever changed in previously unimaginable ways. However in 10 months living in China I have not been able to do many things I always took for granted..... It’s been ten months and I can’t seem to remember Anything that happened past last december Walking in the park Or Driving my car Even watching youtube and playing guitar My last buffalo wing Or eating Burger King These are just memories stuck in my head Only in my sleep can I eat real white bread English on my tv Or thoughts of what this ... read more

Welcome to Jungle part deux, Let me catch you up. My parents came to China. Together we were the modern Indian Jones searching for lost treasure. As previously mentioned Mom and Dad discovered many long held Chinese secrets of the North. Ancient mysteries now having been solved in Being and Xian we headed south. The cities we left in our wake were Guilin, Guangzhou, Zhongshan, and Hong Kong. Saddly we had to say goodbye to the safety of our Chinese guides. After Guilin we were in uncharted territory. Places that exist on no western map, like Guangzhou, a small exotic village of 13 million. The fate of our journey was left in my hands. Surely my parents must have had their doubts. The most terrifying aspect of this meant I was responsible for the provisions. They ... read more

Salutations Big Blue World, I’m still here, living the day by day in China. I pretended the Internet didn’t exist for awhile, but I guess its not totally banned yet. Yesterday I woke up and it was January 10th and I was twiddling my thumbs dreaming about the beaches in Thailand. This morning I woke up in Zhongshan wondering were it all went. Nearly 5,000 miles of planes, trains, automobiles, motorcycles, boats, and buses later I’m ready for a new vacation. The first part of the trip I went to Thailand with my girlfriend Carmen. The second half I spent city hopping with me ma and pa. I’ll tell the rest of the story in later blogs, its simply too much to digest. Plus I have to sort through 1600 pictures. I have 150 Thai Baht ... read more