Year in Review | 2017

2017 was a big year for me and it doesn’t feel right to start writing about 2018 without some kind of wrap up. It was the year I turned 21 and I think I’d like to look back at this in the future to see what little me was up to during this period of…

China-mas

The 25th December. The day (I used to think) the world stopped moving so quickly and everyone on it did too. Spending time with family, giving and receiving presents and lots and lots of food are all essentials for this merry day. However, that’s a little different in China. This year, I spent my first…

November Reading Wrap Up 2017

Today I bring to you five mini, spoiler-free book reviews of what I read during the month of November. My choice of literature is limited here in Shanghai, I have my kindle but as someone who loves to hold a physical book, I’ve found that my reading has had to become a lot more varied,…

A week of Chinese school lunches

“What’s the food like” – possibly the question I am asked the most by my family and friends, closely followed by “Can you speak some Chinese for me?”. Since my knowledge of Mandarin is still very limited, for this blog post I have decided to spare you from my terrible mandarin and focus on the…