• chinstahappy: I present to you: THE CHINA 20s.

  • Decisions, decisions

    “There is a redemptive power in making a choice […] You just decide what its gonna…

  • Best English Names I’ve heard from my lovely students

    Dolphin Durex (changed his name to Zed when I refused to call him Durex) Spartacus Galasses…

  • First home cooked meal in the new place. Lee Veitch- volunteer, teacher, chef

  • Preview of what’s to come

  • Finally Made It

    We finally did it; we, the China 20 are now officially Peace Corps Volunteers. For anyone…

  • stereogum: Kanye West as a child in China, circa 1987. Mr. West cites his time in…

  • Terms and Conditions

    When I was a little boy, they told me I could be whatever I wanted. They…

  • Chinese Hospitality

    (Or why I stopped fighting to pay for myself) Free dinners. Gifts. Seats offered to you…

  • China isn’t all sunshine and rainbows

    The sunshine is actually quite rare… But here’s the list of things that suck about living…