No matter where we go, English is almost always around in some form. Sometimes it’s particularly useful — occasionally a menu will have English translations for each dish, for example — but more often it’s a translation of Chinese that…

Well, despite having just written an update, I find myself with an excess of time to write another. Why, you ask? For anyone who hasn’t heard, I unfortunately fell while throwing a frisbee with friends, breaking my ankle in two…

Wow, it’s been a while since my last update! I apologize! (Except now I realize that I’m probably going to start every update with this feeling, so I’ll try not to say it every time). There’s been a lot that’s…

Alright! Sorry it’s been so long (almost two weeks already!) since the last update. Time flies when you’re having fun, so I hear. And I am having a good time. Life has fallen into a pretty steady rhythm — classes…