Dao De Jing translated
The Dao De Jing is a writing that can be interpreted in many ways and each time you read it you may find that you see it in a different way. It’s…
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Why I settle in a less developed country?
Well, I still plan to spend plenty of time in the United States in the years. I also want to spend some time and other places like Thailand and…
Read articleComparison: healthcare in the United States versus Canada
Something is not adding up… America vs. Canada: What Are We Paying For? In 2024, the U.S. spent $14,570 per person on healthcare—nearly 1.6x more…
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Thai learning app: Thai letters and words
I built a new … Thai language learning app … mainly for myself, but I thought I would share it with the rest of the world. There are two main…
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Travel Hacks to Save Money as a Digital Nomad
Life on the road can get expensive, but with a few clever strategies, you can stretch your budget, enjoy better experiences, and travel longer…
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Common Greetings for the Year of the Snake
Well, the Chinese New Year just past, and it is now the year of the snake according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar. And this is a time when…
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Lacy Park Closed so walked up the staircase to see the nearby neighborhood
I went to a couple of places I haven’t been to in a long time because I haven’t been in California recently. But today I went to a Thai…
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Icy conditions in Buford Georgia
It snowed yesterday, followed by some freezing rain and sleet, and the roads were not very safe to drive on. A lot of people were getting stuck…
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Travel idea: Kazungula quadripoint area
This seems like a cool idea and I’d get the opportunity to visit four countries. It looks like it would cost somewhere around $1300-$2000…
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My trip to Paris and the Eiffel Tower
Below are some pictures from my trip to Paris and the Eiffel Tower. A lot of people were telling me that Paris had become a lot more dangerous…
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Language Learning Apps (private lesson teachers)
So for a long time, I was taking lessons on Italki. During Covid I took a Chinese lesson every day and I remember at that time I was paying…
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Who Am I? 我是谁？
This was one of the slides at an event I attended last night. Everyone spoke Chinese, and the speaker gave a lecture for more than an hour about…
Read articleChinese and English Meetup group in Irvine
It's been about 3 years since I became the organizer of the Irvine Chinese and English Meetup group. Not only do we have a Meetup.com group with…
Read articleMarvelous Hiking and Ziplining at Waterfalls near Yaremche, Ukraine
I had a great time hiking with Volodymyr and Julia to a waterfall near Yaremche Ukraine. The night before we spent the night at a resort in…
Read articleDiscovering the UAE: Surprising Freedom, Diverse Cultures, and Modern Marvels
A Welcoming Blend of Cultures and People The United Arab Emirates is an amazing place, and surprisingly open and free. of course it’s two main…
Read articleIndia Culture Shock: Food Poisoning and Trash Collection
Balancing Respect and Sharing Experiences When it comes to posting about my travel experiences, I feel like sometimes there’s a balance I have to…
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Chinese Dialects Project
I always try to keep one fun project for myself that consumes around 10% of my time. Over the years I have dabbled in many different software…
Read articleFourth Chinese Novel – 骆驼祥子
Mostly I write here simply to document my progress in Chinese. With each book I read, I look up fewer and fewer characters, but it still requires…
Read articleDispel Melancholy Grocery Store
Well the name doesn't translate very well (Amazon books uses this translation as well), but I just finished reading this book. It the second full…
Read articleYou want to hear me speak Chinese?
So with that exciting homepage where I told you I speak Chinese, you probably were curious to hear me speak Chinese, or else you wouldn't have…
Read articleA nice poem I got from the Beijing Daily Newspaper
去交让自己开心的朋友 去爱不会人自己流泪的人 去向自己想去的方向 去完成不论大小的梦想 生活应该是美好而又温柔的 你也是 To make friends with happy people To love people who won't let themselves cry To go…
Read articleVietnamese Typing Practice
Khi rảnh rỗi, tôi thích học tiếng Việt và tiếng Trung. Để trở thành thành thạo, đó là một con dường dài,nhưng nếu tôi luyện tập hàng ngày, tôi…
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Read articleMount Vernon, Jamestown, DC Trip – Summer 2002
Shelley-Whitehouse Shenandoah Washington-monument. Capital David-Garden-MtVernon David-Mount-Vernon David-Whitehouse DaVinci Dorothy-slippers…
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