Last week we went to Huangshan to film a small documentary. I have already written about my hilarious endeavor to find Huangshan’s most popular tea, sweets and something called Xiekehuang. If you haven’t read it yet, and want to find …
GUEST POST: Four Advantages to Learn Chinese While Travelling
Today’s guest post introduces great ways to learn Chinese while travelling! Learning a language is difficult as it is, but if you can do it while you have fun, it will feel easier.
Travelling can be a great way …
The Shaolin Temple – Change has its price
I started training Shaolin Kungfu when I was 13. Since then this martial art has always stayed with me no matter where I went.
Everyone who trains this old Chinese martial art will one day go to see the famous …
Tea, sweets and a crab? – Discovering Huangshan’s Tea Culture
Tea is a major part of Chinese culture. In order to fully grasp its importance I made my way down to Anhui’s Huangshan City. You might have heard of the famous Yellow Mountains in China, Huangshan 黄山. The main city …
GUEST POST: The 7 Wonders of China
Personally, I haven’t had many chances to travel through China. Today’s guest post will introduce some of the most amazing destinations in China which you simply have to visit. So far, I have been only been to two of the …
Social Pressures in China: Why Everyone in Niuji Village Thinks We Are a Failure
Social pressures in China can be difficult to cope with, no matter if you are a Chinese national or a Western spouse of such.
No matter where you live, every country promotes its own social standards: What you have to …
GUEST POST: Getting Motivated to Learn Japanese the Sexy Way
It was February 2014 and I’d been living in Okinawa, Japan for about a year and a half. I didn’t care much for speaking Japanese because I was still in my listening phase of language acquisition. I was still feeling …
My Kung Fu Journey: How Chinese martial arts helped me finding confidence in myself
The Chinese martial arts, to be exact Shaolin Kung Fu, have been a part of my life as long as I can think back. Keeping this part out of a blog about my daily life and struggles seems wrong. This …
Smoking in China: The Social Significance of cigarettes
A few weeks ago I have already written about China’s drinking culture. After being out for dinner with a bunch of old Chinese men yesterday, it reminded me again how much I hate people around me smoking.
For every …
GUEST POST: A Fish Out of Water in Hong Kong
Two summers ago, I travelled to Hong Kong for three months for summer break. Three months was the most I could stay without a special visa, so I was able to go for June, July and August. I stayed in …
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