when do I get my adult certificate?
This August, for the first time in 16 years, I went to visit my ancestral lands in southern China. The previous time I went back it was to say my last goodbyes to my grandfather. I was 11 then, I’m 27 now. You’d think I would have learned about the importance of time and family…
In February’s finance review I posted that I spent under $200 for that entire month. The major contributor is the COVID-19 quarantine all of China is experiencing. The very blasé summary: I stayed because I don’t like hot beachy places, or spending money, or becoming nocturnal, and I found out other people were staying. Life…
In order to retire in 10 years, I will need to put away roughly $4,000 every month. I would need a monthly gross salary of $7500 if I lived in Toronto, which leaves me $4k after living expenses and taxes. In China, I have a gross monthly salary of $6100. The incredibly low cost of…
I must be the first person to say that they love the internet in China. To be clear, the internet here is crap. I have a VPN, and the internet works almost all the time, but the speed is SLOW and even the best VPN goes down once in a while. In addition, the VPN…
The Chinese don’t mess around when it comes to the world’s largest snow and ice festival. This winter break, I had the good fortune of being in Harbin during the Snow & Ice Winter Festival to see this breath-taking display of sculptures. Like, seriously AMAZING. Previously, the largest ice sculptures I saw were in Ottawa…
I’ve noticed something since I came to teach in China. My work hours were long, the location a step down from London, and the internet was often one step above dial-up. But, I have not been this happy in a while. I was puzzling a little over this because my work days are 12 hours…