Children's Day June 1st 2010 Every June 1 is Children's Day in China. That means that anyone in primary school has no school to celebrate being a child. This was wildly obvious when I went to meet my tutor at the local Starbucks.... located inside the bookstore... which was hosting a variety of fun activities for the kiddies today. The kids were lined up and running amuck while their guardians seems to be non-existent. Ye ... read more
Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
After years of aimlessly plugging away 9 to 5, and having people continuously ask me what I really want to do with my life (while offering some good and not so good suggestions), I've taken a bold step in this adventure called life, and I'm teaching English in Asia. I started out in Shenzhen, China, moved on to Guangzhou, then Bangkok, Thailand, rural Malaysia, and now Kuala Lumpur. I also travel around Asia and enjoy sharing those stories as well.
This is not an undertaking for just anyone, as my friends assure me. I documented the ups and downs of my preparati... full info