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Scenes From Imaginary China
I came across this book when I was home in New Jersey cleaning out my old room. (Yeah, my mom said something about how I haven’t lived there in ten years and she’d really like a guest room and that … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Chinese life, Raleigh
Tagged beijing:new jersey, Beijing:Raleigh, China, chinese, Chinese food, learning Chinese, life in China, New Jersey
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Montclair, The Land of Hunan House
Every time I came home from college or from traveling, the first thing I’d want to do in my hometown of Montclair is go eat Hunan House Chinese food. So yesterday, when I flew in from Raleigh to my parents’ … Continue reading
Posted in Montclair, New Jersey, North Carolina, Yantai
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese food, family, Raleigh, travel, Western food, Yantai
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Disconnect
We found mangosteens in the supermarket today! I recognized them from the Yihai market, but I really didn’t expect to find them in such close proximity to drive-thru hush puppies. Tweet this!
Posted in as seen in Beijing, Chinese life, Raleigh
Tagged Beijing:Raleigh, Chinese food, southern food, yihai
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At The Video Store
Sometimes I forget how much having lived in China affects me. I don’t mean my new appreciation for bread and cheese, although I think Chinese food has something to do with that. I mean how out of the American loop … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese food, driving, Eric, movies, my boyfriend, Raleigh, repatriation, Stick
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Kudos Demo
I want to call Kudos a life sim, but that term carries the connotations of “TheSims knockoff” and Kudos is definitely not that. It’s a sandbox game, where your choices affect your next set of options. It actually reminded me … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life, Game Reviews
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese food, game culture, Game Reviews, games, girls play that too?, Kudos, new game, PayPal, Positech, Sims, text-based
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Hutong Kitchen
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Orient-ation
Nate James’ Orient-ation is a new China expat blog. He’s heavy on descriptions of daily Chinese life (as he gets, uh, oriented), like this one: The waitress comes out with the plate, steaming hot, mouth-watering. Your nose picks up the … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese food, Chinese life, other blogs, wo ai xi can, Yanjing, yanjing beer
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No, Alanis, It’s Unfortunate.
I had to run some errands the other day, and I stopped into UBC Coffee afterwards for a cup of almost-coffee. Eating alone in restaurants is a weird guilty pleasure of mine. I really like it, but I also think … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life
Tagged chinese, Chinese food, coffee, Eric, Starbucks, Western food
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Wangfujing Snack Street
It’s time for another trip to Wangfujing to visit the foreign-language bookstores! I’ve read everything in the house at least twice (Except for Scarlett, because seriously, once was more than enough.) and needed to restock, and Stick was looking for … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Chinese life
Tagged Books, chinese, Chinese food, dictionary, noodles, Stick, strawberries
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China Addiction
Stick asked me if I wanted to go back to China at the end of the summer. I don’t know, I don’t feel an amazing love of Yantai. China is like Wonkaland, and while I’m still curious about China, the … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life, Yantai
Tagged back to China, China, chinese, Chinese food, ESL, games, lesson plans, noodles, Stick, teaching, Yantai
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