Category Archives: China

International #Shopping fun! – Cat bed

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Haha! 😂 I want this for myself.  This is Awesome – and only $27 on Taobao! (189￥).  I think the tail is the pillow! 
#travel #funnyproducts #Shopping #funny #lifeinChina  #lifeabroad  #international #theworldisamazing #Taobao 

Happy  Chinese #LanternFestival!

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Happy Lantern Festival!  Tonight is the night (15 days after #ChineseNewYear ) when the Chinese light paper lanterns and send them up to the sky.  
My picture wasn’t very good 😭 I’ll post a better one later. But the #moon sure was pretty! Here in Zhengzhou, we have the highest smog records for the country, so the moon is a rare night.  Today was perfect for the festival! Clear skies, brisk air, and a good wind. 😄 
Wishing you all the best and a great upcoming year! 🍀

#China #travel #festival, #traditions #lifeabroad #international

The New Hotel Security System

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Haha!😜 Visited a 5⭐ hotel this weekend and found that the bathroom was entirely see-through.   Embarassing, no?!?  Asked my students why and got this lovely response ‘Many hotels in China do this. It’s very common.  Because sometimes the men, they come with a strange woman. Or two. Or different ones. And when they go to the bathroom, all their money is taken.  So this way they can see and be safe.’ 😒 😂 That’s hilarious.  A five star hotel arranges its bathroom around keeping rich men safe from their ‘women’.  Sad.  Very, very sad.   #lifeinchina #china #travel #humor #abroad, #whataworld

Real #American Breakfast

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​A real #American breakfast!  🍴  In #China, donuts that taste like real donuts and CHEESE! are so hard to come by. We’ll pay a fortune just for a good old-fashioned meal once in a while. The Chinese usually eat soup, dumplings, fried bread, or salad for breakfast, which isn’t my cup of tea. But we’re staying at the Hilton for a couple days – in China, the nice hotels have both an American and a Chinese buffet – makes for quite the array!  🙂 

#LifeinChina #foodie #travel #ontheroad 

Spicy Beef and Bamboo soup

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​#Spicy beef and bamboo sprout #soup with noodles.  Traditional Chinese dish here in Henan- made from #spices that numb your mouth

The magic is real!

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​Big announcement folks – the #magic is real!  It all starts with a bathroom phone at the #Hilton in central #china 

Just dial 0 and a whole new world opens!  Not sure if it works for all phones or just this one. . . But ladies and gentlemen the truth is out. Magic is just one phone call away!

Gmat Rage!

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Lol! I will find you.  I will destroy you. Wish me luck! Test is on the 7th! #gmatrage #alsomewhenIseeasnake 

Xin Nian Kuai Le 新年快乐

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Happy Spring Festival to any Chinese viewers! Today is the first day of the Year of the Rooster. Wishing you money in your purses, love in your hearts, family in your homes, luck in your future, and wisdom in your minds

Cheers!

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Somehow my order for one soda (yi kele zhong) and two coffees (er cafe) became one soda, two coffees, and three lemon teas (san limon cha). 😓 There’s only two of us at the table. 😜 Guess it’s time to drink up!🍻

Durian – the #Stinky Fruit

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Durian is the #stinky fruit of Asia. They call it the cheese fruit and smelly fruit. China loves it in pastries, cakes, and the like.

I’ve been told it’s worse than stinky tofu and I’d agree. Smells like cat pee and tastes like it smells. On the good side, the smell, heaviness, and pokey thorns make it an excellent weapon!