James and I met in Beijing, you might remember, when we were both studying at Renmin Daxue. He’s been in China for the last year, first doing a second semester in Beijing, then an internship in Shanghai. When he left China he opted for stopping by Taiwan for a few weeks before heading home to…
Ireland Your feet will bring you where your heart is. Irish proverb I’ve spent a lot of time in Ireland. When I was 16 I moved to Northern Ireland to spend a year as an exchange student, and I never really shook away the itch to travel or my love of Ireland after that. It’s…
For the Love of Ireland It was time to get back to life on the road (it had been almost two months at home, after all!), so we bought new backpacks, stuffed ’em to the brim, and boarded a flight to Ireland. James, an old friend of mine, happens to be Irish. So he met…
My 4 months in Beijing are up. December was a hurried month, I’m honestly not even sure where the time went. It was filled with getting papers written, flyby English teaching sessions, packing, buying presents, mailing presents, mailing stuff to Taiwan, figuring out how to afford Taiwan, figuring out how to afford New York, seeing…
I finally did tons of sight-seeing and played the role of a proper tourist in Beijing. I think I’ve hit just about every major spot in the city. There’s always other cool things to do here, but at least I’ve seen the “main attractions.”