Tag Archives: China
As Seen In Yantai
Sometimes Chinese advertising leaves me confused. I can’t even tell a spa from an abortion clinic. Mostly it’s because I’m illiterate, though. These two are too good not to share. This is an aisle of Gatsby hair care products for … Continue reading
Chinese Blogging
The Chinese Blogger Conference is in Hangzhou this weekend. I wonder if any panels are discussing that Blogger/Blogspot is blocked again in China.
Maybe Kafka Visited Yantai
Just this morning I was saying to my mom that my blog is less about my struggles in China and more about my student adventures. But don’t worry! China doesn’t want me to have writers’ block! The secretaries at my … Continue reading
UnFriendly Olympics
In China, you really can’t get away from the Friendlies. They’re on t-shirts, hats, sneakers, pins, backpacks, keychains, earrings and necklaces. They’ve been made into charms, toys and giant paper-mache effigies at the airport. Back when we had CCTV9 in … Continue reading
Yantai Moment
It’s always hard to explain living in China. The guys at Talk Talk China have started a quest for a perfect metaphor to describe ex-pat life. Last night, Zorro and I set out separately, cellphones in hand, on a scavenger … Continue reading
….with Chinese characteristics.
When I took this photo, I was mentally composing a moving post about watching the change of seasons on the Yantai beach, and the weather returning to the winter weather that I saw when I arrived, and how I’ve had … Continue reading
Yantai Disneyland
Yesterday Zorro and I were walking by the beach, and we saw what the boardwalk area looks like in the off-season. Do you see Mickey and Minnie on the window? It’s Yantai Disneyland! Who needs seatbelts? I know a deserted … Continue reading
Yes, We Have No Bananas
Zorro and I go to New Hut Place pretty often, at least once a week. Their menu lists a sugar-fried banana dish that we always try to order. At least once a week, we are told that they have no … Continue reading
Weird, Weird, Weird
It’s weird weird weird to have my parents in Yantai. The adult-daughter (or is it adult/daughter?) thing is still new to me, and being the navigator, planner, translater and responsible party is just so weird. I need new vocabulary to … Continue reading
Persephone in Yantai
If I eat these pomegranate seeds, will I spend half my life in China and half in America?
