I was climbing with my friend José in an indoor gym one bitterly cold Tuesday in Shanghai when he gave me bad news. “Hey, I have news. I’m moving to Yangshuo to rock climb and learn more Chinese.” We had been climbing partners for a couple months, which can be hard to find. He was …
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Shanghai, the world’s largest city proper, is an ever-changing metropolis with so much to offer. With a population of 24 million, the city does have its challenges but is also brimming with endless opportunities for employment, fun, and life in general. Shanghai is the city of contrasts, where on the same street corner you’ll see …
Among my family and friends, I’m known as the adventurous one, and I usually tell my mother my crazy stories without her prior knowledge to save her from a heart attack. This was one of those times – when I went bungee jumping in China. Adrenaline Junkies Last June, my best friend and I were …
Shanghai is home to one of the best metro systems in the world, fulfilling the needs of the city dwellers facing rapid urbanization. Modeled after Hong Kong’s stellar MTR system, Shanghai’s metro network keeps expanding and improving. In the ramp up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008, massive infrastructure expansions were seen along China’s coastal …
We all have had those days – when no one seems to understand a thing we say in Mandarin, everything is chaos, and it seems like the universe is out to get you somehow. This is what my friends and I call having a ‘China day’; a day when living in China is excruciatingly frustrating …
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