2022

China, Destinations

Sanya is China’s Surprising, Secret Tropical Paradise

Sanya is China’s premier tropical island beach destination. It’s full of palm trees, beaches, and crystal-clear water, but remains relatively unknown West of the former Iron Curtain. Imagine a kind of Communist Cancún, filled with Chinese and Russian families instead of North American spring breakers. Now, I am typically not the type of person who

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China, Shanghai

I Finally Broke Down and Went to Shanghai Disneyland

Disneyland. Ugh. What place on earth better represents the soulless void of American consumer capitalism? Maybe Walt Disney himself wasn’t actually a Nazi sympathizer, but he was anti-union and virulently anti-communist. I figured since I’m living in Communist China, I might as well go visit Shanghai Disneyland. If you’d rather skip Disneyland, click here for

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Language Learning

The Best YouTube Videos for Learning Chinese: Your Ultimate Guide

Learning Chinese isn’t easy. It’s much harder if you aren’t in China and don’t have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the language. You could run down to your nearest Chinatown and try chatting with the local restauranteurs, but chances are their Chinese is going to be way above your level and way too fast.

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