by Alison | Oct 7, 2026 | Blog, Just Life, Travels
Guangdong is full of interesting cities. In the past, I wasn’t very interested in traveling around my province, but the more I have traveled in Guangdong, the more I love it. I especially love the mountains in my province. The mountains aren’t as impressive as the...
by Alison | Sep 30, 2026 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
Mid-Autumn Festival （中秋节; Zhongqiu Jie) is one of my favorite holidays in China. I like it partly because it reminds me of Thanksgiving which is one of my favorite American holidays. The other day, I was talking with some of my students about the similarities between...
by Alison | Sep 23, 2026 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life, Travels
During my first year in China, I had lots of adventures. Some of them were traumatic, some of them were fun, and most of them were crazy. But over the years, I’ve developed less patience for things that look like they are going to be crazy. I started saying no to...
by Alison | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog, Just Life, Thoughts about life
As a teacher, I spend a lot of time and energy thinking about how to motivate my students to study well and work hard and learn the material that I have prepared for them. But for the last few months, I’ve had a hard time with that because I didn’t feel motivated...
by Alison | Sep 9, 2026 | Blog, Just Life
Little Papa’s, an Indian and Nepalese restaurant in Guangzhou, made me fall in love with Indian food. I love the richness of the curries paired with a nice flatbread. I’ve been to this restaurant multiple times with multiple groups of friends, and I always love it. If...
