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Leh Ladakh Rink My first stop in India was also without a doubt my most memorable. I had heard legend and lore of a village in the Himalayan Mountains that lives and breathes ice hockey, but I had to see it to believe it. My Canadian expat friend Tony, whom I skate with in . . . → Read More: India Part 1: Leh Ladakh and the World’s Highest Hockey Tournament          Leave a comment  Epic Trips, Photography, Travel  epic trip, hockey, ice hockey, India, kasmir, leh ladakh, Travel 
The final leg of my Taiwan tour, back to where I started, the wondrous Taipei. This is a city I’ve always wanted to visit, and for good reason as it has a lot to offer. I was really impressed with the city, its large English speaking population (relative to other Asian countries), and even more . . . → Read More: Adventures in Taiwan Part 3: Taipei 
The adventure continues in Southern Taiwan, in a famous beach town called Kenting on the southernmost tip, and Tainan, the former capital of Taiwan on the Southwest coast. Kenting is known as sort of a hippie surfer town, and loads of people flock here year round to catch a wave. Although it’s the low season . . . → Read More: Adventures in Taiwan: Part 2, Kenting & Tainan 
Today we are going to take a break from the “Made In China” series as I’ve started my winter break and decided to do a bit of traveling. One of the perks about working in a Chinese university is a nice little 6 week vacation to separate the fall and spring semester over the Chinese . . . → Read More: Adventures in Taiwan: Part 1 One comment Chinese Culture, Shanghai, Travel China, Chinese, culture, democracy, hualien, Mandarin, night markets, Shanghai, socialism, street food, taipei, Taiwan, taroko gorge, Travel Last time we looked a bit at the sports and clothing industry and how copied goods abound so that prices are low enough for people to actually afford them here in China. Today I want to show you a few design copies I thought were interesting. Now keep in mind these are not exact copies, . . . → Read More: Made in China: Part 2 Leave a comment Blogging, Chinese Culture, Social Issues in China China, consumerism, copy, culture, fake, Intellectual property rights, materialism We all own dozens of products that say “Made in China” somewhere on them. Ironically, China is the world’s largest produce of Bibles, which is interesting considering their stance on religion. If you own a Bible, go check real quick where it was made, I bet it says ‘China.’ However, in a culture often fueled . . . → Read More: Made in China: Part 1 
Recently, I had a unique opportunity to visit the ER of a local Chinese hospital, which was the result of a hockey stick to the face (the 2nd time in a month!). Fortunately, no major damage was done, and I escaped with only 3 stitches and a tetanus shot. The story in itself is really . . . → Read More: My First Trip To A Chinese Hospital 3 comments Chinese Culture, Social Issues in China America, China, Chinese, culture, health care, politics, USA 
The Chinese celebrate many holidays over here in the east, and one of the biggest is National Holiday during the first week of every October, where Chinese patriotism abounds. You may have heard that the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival 春节, each January (or February, depending on the lunar calender) is the world’s largest . . . → Read More: Western China: Lanzhou & Xining |
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