Jamaica (part 1): snapshots + nostalgia
I took a solo trip to Jamaica in September 2016 to get…
The beautiful faces of Afropunk, London
AFROPUNK is defining culture by the collective creative actions of the individual…
A chinese countryside road-trip!
My Chinese language teacher is a 5ft4 sprightly middle-aged woman who I often…
Culture shock: 9 hacks to handle it like a pro
The early stages of living in a new country can be truly daunting….
A return to Wúxī – the trip I had to take.
The Chinese winter vacation is one of my favourite Chinese holidays. It’s…
How I got free money from the Chinese government
Summer 2015: made redundant. September 2015: studying in China Prior to being made…
28 things folks may not tell you about living in China.
* I originally wrote the following on my side blog a few years…
Teaching in China legally: The visa process
While I tried my best to make sure the info below is thorough,…
Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Power to the people!
My introduction to the racial dynamics of the 60s/70s came from my parents, who…
The beginning of the rest of my life…
summer 2011: I flew to China to teach for a year Anyway,…