I recently spent a week in Shanghai and did not yet get a chance to write about my little adventure. As I was on my own in China for two …
To fu, or not to fu, that is the question.
Today I cooked my first tofu (or in Chinese dòufu) dish. I added beef, let there be no confusion. On a recent obsessive book buying trip I was delighted to …
Writing routines
Writing on a regular basis still requires a little practice. This goes just as much for my blog as it does for my Chinese characters! It’s hard to keep a …
Reading about China
I recently dusted off the book Wild Swans by Jung Chang and started reading it again. Rarely do I read books twice but I read this one many years ago and recall it impressed …
Survivor
This week I finished my last Chinese class as a ‘Survivor‘. An appropriate title for a beginner course as it feels like surviving most of the time. Keeping my head …
Sushi & soaking
I have become a lazy traveller. What makes a great travel destination? For some its history, for others maybe culture, architecture or art. For me these days it seems to …
