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Jun 24, 2013 11:23

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog My Top 5 Favorite English Teaching Games

I know some of you are probably much better at this teaching ordeal than I am, though I can safely say that I enjoy my job a hell of a lot and would just like to take the time to share a few fun teaching games that I love to use in my classes. They’re more focused on young learners, and lean towards TPR ...

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May 16, 2013 15:22

Around China : easyrider commented on news China's "Sturgis" Motorcycle Rally: 600 Harley-Davidsons Roll into Hangzhou

Damn...Did I miss this?! Full Comment>>

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Apr 24, 2013 10:13

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Streetfood Snacks: My all Time Favorite Delicacies

Hey all! It’s a warm spring’s morning and as I’ve got the morning free and am nursing a mild hangover I thought I’d give some writing a whirl. Last night a few friends and I headed out for a few street beers as the weather was lovely and I was in an equally lovely mood. Ha! Anyway, during the ...

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Apr 16, 2013 15:43

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Why China’s Mysterious Western Regions Have Me Under Their Spell

Now I’ve been up and down the eastern spine of China several times during my short time here, whether it be to see friends, get out of where I am now (Hangzhou) or even take a trip with my school for work. At first, I liked what I saw, and despite the realization that almost all the cities looked the same, I ...

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Mar 28, 2013 10:43

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Traffic Madness – My Off the Wall Solutions to China’s Driving Disaster Cases

There are obviously many aspects about life in China that can bring us down, though I have to say I think I’ve done ok so far in controlling my anger/mood and simply looking at all the crazy stuff that goes on here with a twinkle in my eye and a light-hearted smile across my lips. Yesterday I saw a pair of ...

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Mar 21, 2013 10:16

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Will China Change for the or Will the World Change for China?

This has been something that’s been on my mind a lot of late. I recently met up with an old pal of mine who has been living in Switzerland for the past few years and I was really surprised when he told about the extent that Switzerland has had to adapt its tourist market for wealthy Chinese. He told me of ...

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Mar 15, 2013 11:11

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Teaching English for the Long Term – Is it Really Worth It?

I’ve been in this gig for several years now and I can say it’s a pretty fun job most of the time. I have a pretty relaxed schedule, live in a pretty chilled out city and get a decent enough salary to live comfortably and make some considerable savings for potential travelling or whatever. It’s not ...

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Mar 01, 2013 12:35

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Easyrider’s Amateur Beer Guide Part 2: What to Avoid

Well it’s been a couple of days and I’m back! Did you miss you me? Huh? Oh… Well whatever. I’ve got an afternoon off and it’s still pretty chilly outside so what better thing to do than share my expert (ahem) critiques of various Chinese beers I’ve sampled during my time here. ...

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Feb 25, 2013 14:09

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Easyrider’s guide to Passable Chinese Beer

Granted, it’s more than easy to dismiss the quality and taste of Chinese beer given that most of us are used to sharp-tasting, thick and thirst quenching European brews, but given the fact that China’s summers are relentlessly hot and that sometimes that stereotype about Asian men not being able to hold their ...

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Feb 21, 2013 16:31

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Thought You Were Safe From Fireworks After CNY? Think Again……..

Having only just the survived the festive onslaught which is Chinese New Year I can safely say that it’s an overrated festival for anyone who isn’t Chinese. At least Christmas, although it’s not necessarily a saving grace, has some commercial appeal that makes it a festival for everybody. How noise, more noise, ...

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Feb 08, 2013 16:40

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Chinese Dating Shows – A Poet amid the Sheep

Although I can’t lay claim to great Mandarin skills, I still enjoy a good flick of old television every now and then. Apart from all the adverts about beauty products, toothpaste, and milk, I have stumbled across some TV programmes with have given me hours of entertainment during my lonely nights as an expat here ...

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Jan 30, 2013 17:00

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog China’ single kids – My Teaching Traumas

The one child policy has been in effect for long enough now meaning that many of China’s current young were brought up as single kids. I’ve been teaching a fair while now in China and would like to share some trends that I believed have emerged from being brought up as a single child, which I believe have been ...

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Jan 28, 2013 15:28

Listings : easyrider Reviewed listing The Cave

This place is, well, shady at best. Drinks are pretty expensive and it's full of sleazy man gaping over girls in underwear dancing in cages. A real low point for humanity, and I'm ashamed to have even been there!

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Jan 23, 2013 17:13

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog Music of the East

I'm at a bit of a loose end.Right now its the awkward time between morning and afternoon lessons - a two,sometimes three hour break depending on my afternoon schedule where I could easily do something productive but instead choose to spend the time fittingly in front of a computer screen, the once keen young brain ...

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Jan 23, 2013 17:07

Listings : easyrider Reviewed listing Lohao City

This place is great for organic food! Although it's a little pricey the place features locally grown and imported stuff. Great if you have kids in Beijing and are worried about food standards!

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Jan 14, 2013 16:11

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog The Musical Goldmines of Chinese Dance Bars

I’m a bit of a party goer, guilty as charged. After a long hard slog at the school teaching I like nothing better than to head down town and have a beer or five, and if I’m with a big group of friends, I’ll even try and make it to a dance club if possible. Chinese clubs, as I’m sure we all know, can vary in ...

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Jan 09, 2013 08:52

Blogs : easyrider Posted a new blog All Go at the School Talent School

Having been in China for long enough now I know that daily encounters of events both strange and amusing,intriguing yet frustrating, are nothing out of the ordinary. This was reinforced only the other morning when, upon teaching my students the present perfect grammar (have you ever…), and consequently being asked ...