I'm not the most practical of people. I try, yes, but sometimes I get frustrated. Being in China, when things don't work it's doubly frustrating as (often) instructions – and help – require a level of Chinese I do not yet have. Yet occasionally, when things do go right, you can feel proud and pleased.…
Old Summer Palace
Birthday and Yuánmíng Yuán 圆明园
Yesterday - 5th June - I turned 31. It was a day which passed quietly. I did not tell most of the other teachers I work with. I'm not that fussed about turning 31, and so I celebrated in my own way - I went to watch X-Men: Apocalypse; I bought myself a cake (a…
