Category Archives: Yantai

Oliver Twist

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Meg

Oliver Twist 8111-137 Creedmoor Rd Raleigh, NC 27613 Last week was Triangle Restaurant Week, when an assortment of local restaurants run a special set menu. We were meeting up with Lynn and some of her friends. I ended up narrowing … Continue reading →

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Victory Milk

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Meg

Coupons depress me. If you summed up everything I loved about our expat adventures, clipping supermarket coupons would be the opposite. It seems to sum up the repetitive mundane side of life in the US, which is of course made … Continue reading →

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Everyday Expressions

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Meg

When I first went to Yantai, I imagined I’d come home and slip effortlessly into fluent Mandarin to quote ancient Chinese wisdom. Fortunately for people who have to put up with me, that didn’t happen. A few characters have somehow … Continue reading →

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A Different Lens

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Meg

Last night Stick and I hung pictures in our new apartment, which really means that I framed some of our China photos and artwork, arranged them artistically on the floor and told him I wanted them like that, only on … Continue reading →

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Without Stick

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Meg

China without Stick is strangely familiar. The children hanging on the hutong’s gate, waiting to see the foreign woman, remind me of the Yantai children, watching on the steps of my apartment and shouting to their friend when they saw … Continue reading →

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Twentysomething

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Meg

There is much more of an expat community here in Beijing than there was in Yantai, but I find myself in a weird no-man’s-land between looking for the best meet-market bar with the cheapest beer, and looking for the best … Continue reading →

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Alltop China

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Meg

I just discovered that Simpson’s Paradox is listed on AllTop’s China blogs… along with Sinosplice, Imagethief, RConversation, Hao Hao, IfGoGo, CNReviews, OneManBandwidth and a list of other really amazing China blogs. It’s awesome to be listed with the bloggers that … Continue reading →

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Abrupt Change Of Plans

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Meg

Stick’s new visa fell through at the last possible second. It was a dramatic disaster, but the short version is that apparently the school wasn’t quite as professional and aboveboard as we’d thought. His current visa expires tomorrow, so he … Continue reading →

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Taxi Rejection

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Meg

Often I hop into a Beijing taxi, only to get out again when the driver refuses to take me where I want to go. I thought this was a reaction to my bad Chinese but as I understand more and … Continue reading →

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Frustrations

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Meg

Last night, Stick predicted that I wouldn’t get paid on time, because the new shift in the state holiday calendar has led to an increase in mei you frustration. The holidays were rearranged to break up the long Golden Week … Continue reading →

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