November 23, 2009 So, as you know or may not, President Obama was in Shanghai this past week and gave held a town hall meeting in Shanghai. I you can guess, this was a big deal...
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The best way to start a travel list for any family function or party is to first start with your Christmas card address list or to check out you address book. If you have no...
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Because it is pertinent to my experiences in China, I thought I would share a short paper I wrote for my U.S.China Relations course. I assure you it is a far cry from a...
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Irsquove been thinking a lot about motorbikes lately. Mostly about how I am going to get the nerve to drive again and about the prevalence of them in general in Ho Chi Minh...
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November 7, 2009 So, on Friday of last week Oct 30th, I had to find a notary office in Shanghai to get some papers notarized for an apartment I am getting back in San Diego. I...
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October 28, 2009 Last Wednesday we had a guest speaker in our Globalization class. He works for Intelrsquos office here in China. We expected him to be Chinese, but he was a...
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I've been so busy lately! Sorry for the weeks of no contact!Last weekend I went to Mui Ne Beach and it was fabulous! The weather was absolutely perfect, the beach amazing, the...
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Can't pay outofpocket nor meet the criterion to get federal aids? Want to study abroad but can't find any legitimate lenders to pay your tuition and fees? No worriesThe...
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Social life in the Emirates has a rich diversity, from Formula One to ADMAF, the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival, and everything else in between. Last week I attended seven...
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October 23, 2009The second group was assigned the situation in Xinjiang. They did an awful job presenting the situation, especially compared to the Berkley group, so I am not...
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Hello all!Well, I am a little over a week away from leaving for my Peace Corps assignment and am getting very anxious. While I am excited to begin this adventure, it is a...
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Spectators of 25 countries worldwide like watching Top Gear series on satellite and local television channels, while even more viewers watch Top Gear television show online. An...
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You might have realized that when you're outside the UK, you cannot access the BBC Iplayer abroad. The reason is that the BBC uses a thing by the name of Geolocation to limit...
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Sorry everyone I havenrsquot posted anything in a while. Irsquove been really busy trying to officially get settled in. I just moved into a new apartment. It is a shared...
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Almost everyone left to travel for the holiday week, and we are leaving on Tuesday to avoid the holiday rush. We will be going to Yangshou. October 1st was Chinarsquos national...
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September 2527Our group went to an island called Putou Shan. We took a 2 hour bus to a ferry, and then rode the ferry for about 4 hours I thinkhellipI was sleeping most of the...
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September 28, 2009The most interesting thing that occurred today was my tutoring session with Lin Shuai. At our previous sessions we have only practiced Chinese with some small...
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So it occurred to me that I hadn't really given the scoop on the sights that many of you have seen in my pictures. Below is what I wrote about them when my Dad and I visited...
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