I made a pilgrimage back to Canada to confirm my intuitions that the last of the chocolate chip cookies was indeed gone, and that the Christmas lights were taken down at exactly 11:59PM December 31st, I’ve returned to Qingdao to help the Chinese make up for everyone else’s decreased carbon footprints.
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UPDATE (20/03/2008): Because of the Olympics, the government has cracked down hard on immigration and as a result if you don’t get your permit right away within the 24 hour window, you will get fined. Even if you still live at the same place, you’re supposed to do it. I didn’t realize this and got […]

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Almost anyone who plans on spending a length of time in China to study, work, or reside, will need to get a special visa. A small few countries have special visa deals with China, because their governments probably hook China up with natural resources, or government officials with “things”. For the vast majority of people […]

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If you go to China, the one thing everyone will ask you about is if you saw the Great Wall. It is definitely China’s most famous landmark and 100% awesome. But visiting it isn’t as easy as you would think for something that’s 4000 miles long. Unless you’re a hardcore backpacker type, or you’re out […]

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Although I don’t really like Beijing all that much, it does have a few things you definitely have to check off that list of things to do before you die. If you don’t mind being harrassed by the all too familiar “looka looka, tshirt, wata, best price” they are definitely worth the $2-$5 it will […]

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