easyrider Jun 24,2013 11:23

Tags: Expat Rants & Advice, Teaching & Learning

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 ...

easyrider Apr 24,2013 10:13

Tags: Food

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 ...

easyrider Apr 16,2013 15:43

Tags: Expat Rants & Advice, Travel

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 ...

easyrider Mar 28,2013 10:43

Tags: Expat Rants & Advice

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 ...

easyrider Mar 21,2013 10:16

Tags: Business & Jobs, Language & Culture, Expat Rants & Advice

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 ...

easyrider Mar 15,2013 11:11

Tags: Teaching & Learning, Business & Jobs

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 ...

easyrider Mar 01,2013 12:35

Tags: Expat Rants & Advice, Food

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 ...

easyrider Feb 25,2013 14:09

Tags: Lifestyle, Expat Rants & Advice, Food

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 ...

easyrider Feb 21,2013 16:31

Tags: Expat Rants & Advice

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 ...

easyrider Feb 08,2013 16:40

Tags: Expat Rants & Advice, Arts & Entertainment

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 ...

easyrider Jan 30,2013 17:00

Tags: teaching English in China, China single kids

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 ...

easyrider Jan 23,2013 17:13

Tags: China music

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 ...

easyrider Jan 14,2013 16:11

Tags: , Music in China, Rammstein China, Chinese night clubs

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 ...

easyrider Jan 09,2013 08:52

Tags: dance, english, music, performance, school, show, singer, students, talent, teacher, teaching, China

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 ...

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