Tourists and locals

One might say that tourists are the same everywhere in the world. Armed with cameras and guidebooks, they marvel at historic relics and modern wonders, eager to explore everything they perceive as typical or original. Tourism in China is not that different a thing, but there are some spot able differences. For example, while you…

A few things that are (not) true about China

This week I want to clean up with some wrong images you might have thinking of China, and correct the picture you might have in your mind. 1) Chinese love to eat cats and dogs Although eating our beloved pets in China is not such an odd thought as it would be for us, dog…

Two months and frosty prospects

Just to keep all of you updated on what’s happening in my life, I want to write about a few things that happened since my last report. It is amazing that it is now two months since I got on the plane to the other side of the planet. The first month was a rush…