There are some crazy stories in China. In recent news thousands of pigs were found in the Shanghai river. The infected pigs were believed to be dropped in the Northern part of China and carried downstream. (NY Daily News and BBC’s news concerning this news.) Yes, this oinky situation is quite interesting but my news […]
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When Americans think of Chinese cooking they think of Panda Express or that it’s complicated. On the contrary, in China Chinese cuisine is famous for being simple. To make Chinese dishes you really don’t need that many kitchen appliances or ingredients (a wok, chop sticks and a large knife). I learned about a few Chinese […]
Living overseas you are more aware of your surroundings, people, culture and manners. As an expat I am always observing the Chinese culture and how they react to me. I have to remind myself whether I have a positive or negative encounter it doesn’t reflect on the culture as a whole. There are […]
Advice to Think About Before You Live Overseas There is not enough advice I could give a fellow expat considering living overseas, some things have to be experienced first hand. I don’t regret these 9 months of living in China. My views on culture have widen. My mother nicely worded my experience in China to […]
[box] Today 121 million people are living with a type of depression in the world. (Here are more statistics on depression.) “My generation is lonely and seemingly hopeless. Just consider the statistics: antidepressant prescriptions have gone up 400% in a little over 20 years.” Mark Driscoll [/box] I Will Choose To Have HOPE Depression and […]