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Weekly Photo Challenge: Community
Today, I walked into my favorite vegan restaurant in the Dapuqiao metro station. To my surprise, the entire restaurant overflowed with people (Although it’s not that big to begin with). I debated to...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One
“Each one prays to God according to his own light.” – Mahatma Gandhi To find out more about how to take part in these weekly photo challenges click here. Enjoy! Related Articles Weekly Photo Challenge:...
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2013 Highlights: The Year in Review
Change – That’s the word I would use to sum up my life this past year. Though everything is constantly changing, this year has brought on some very big changes. Feel free to click on the links to read...
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Delicious Dumplings: Make Your Own Chinese Food (Vegetarian friendly)
There’s nothing more Chinese than a dumpling making party with friends! Some of my coworkers, both Chinese and foreigners, gathered together to learn the art of making dumplings. Unfortunately, I need...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy
Happy Valley is the happiest place on earth! On New Years Day my brother’s friend, George, suggested we take a spur of the moment adventure to Happy Valley amusement park in Shanghai. I heard of this...
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Dear Readers: An exciting start to the new year
Dear Readers, Three years ago I embraced the adventure of a lifetime as I studied abroad in Costa Rica. It was the first time I started this blog on WordPress and my purpose was solely to document my...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
As a writer there’s a sense of excitement, a thrill that comes with opening a freshly purchased notebook to the first page. I always just stare at the page hoping to write the perfect quote, or entry...
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Bucket List 2014
Last year while teaching in Poland, I planned a lesson about creating bucket lists (You can read the story here). The lesson went over so well that some of my students even made a Facebook page and...
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Living Abroad? Top 5 Secrets to Overcome Culture Shock
Thirteen hours have passed in a cramped window seat with little leg room and somehow it’s been daylight for thirty hours – how is that possible? The flight attendant announces over the intercom,...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Window
Windows Too (not Two) is a bar in Jing’an Temple area in Shanghai, China. I took this photograph on New Years Eve as I sat people watching about an hour before midnight. Windows are often used as...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family
I apologize for the lack of updates this week. I’ve been working overtime since it’s the last week before Chinese New Year. I’ll have more to come this next week so be sure to check back soon! Here’s...
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Best of January: Shanghai Street Photography
Here’s some photographs I took this month near my house. I’m living in the heart of the Former French Concession, which is one of the most beautiful residential areas of Shanghai. I apologize in...
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