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This is a collection of blog posts from my time living in Southern China, 2016-2017.
September 3, 2016
I have had some of the best food of my life while in China. I don't make that claim lightly, I come from a family that makes a lot of amazing home coo...
August 31, 2016
It's 9:45am on a Sunday morning and Starbucks is empty. It didn't even open until 8:00am, which might be considered a crime by less open minded people...
August 25, 2016
Horizon Cove is a gated community where most of the UIC Teaching Assistants live and it was nothing like what I expected. It looks and feels more li...
August 24, 2016
Morning light from the uncovered window wakes me at 6:30am. I feel rested and excited to take on the day. I take some photos from my bedroom window...
August 22, 2016
My flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong leaves at 12:20am on Monday morning. My sister drops me off at the airport on Sunday night around 9:00pm. This...
I spend the morning relaxing, getting the hotel breakfast, compliments of Asiana, and writing journal entries. At 10:00am I check out of my hotel...
When I check in to my new flight I tell them about the bag situation. The man helping me sends someone to check, or at least that is the impression I...
August 21, 2016
Sunday was a free of obligation, so Ruth and I went to Santa Monica. We walked a short distance to the Metro station and took a train. The train car w...
August 20, 2016
Saturday, August 20 It was raining as I left home on Saturday morning. It seemed fitting, in a way. The world crying openly while I try not to cry...
August 17, 2016
Third Week of August Bethany feels like home to me. Between attending and working I've been with the institution for ten years. I've made many good...
August 12, 2016
Second Week of August This week I decided to be more positive. I've been very anxious about a number of things lately and I feel melancholy a lot of...
August 5, 2016
Log Update: Last Week of July, First Week of August In preparation for my time abroad I was told that my emotional highs were going to be higher and...
