Heya, and welcome to this week's newsletter!📢 This Week: Socks, Sydney, and Spicy NoodlesFrom laundry mishaps and travel adventures to culinary discoveries and character studies, this week's been a mix of everyday problems and exciting explorations....
Heya, and welcome to this week’s newsletter!📢 This Week: Travel, Reverse Culture Shock, and Staying SocialFrom our hot and humid enclave, we have some reflections on returning to Beijing, changes in travel, and what we miss—or don’t miss—when we’re...
Welcome to this week's (late again) edition of the Language Vlog Newsletter!My apologies for the lateness as it really was one of the first trips we had ever taken with the idea of publishing throughout. We learned some things and will make some impr...
This Week: Hello from Australia!My apologies for the lateness of this week's newsletter. Typically I compile it on Saturday and send it out on Sunday, but we've been moving around Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend. We’re in the Land Down Under—ex...
Hey there!Just letting you know we have a new podcast episode up.LISTEN HEREIn Episode 45, we're hitting on a topic that we've covered a little bit before: the relevance of university degress. If you saw someone struggling with their studies, would y...
This Week: Lost and Found, Food and Paper TrailsVisa renewed, riding around Changping, questioning the value of the university degree, and back to livestreaming!🎵 Listen to the latest podcast episodeAvailable on Libsyn, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and...
This Week: Study or Work, DIY Teachers, and Semester EndingsQuestioning whether it's better to push through a subject you don't like or just go get a job? Could you build your own AI tutor? What’s the best way to say goodbye to a semester? And what a...
This Week: AI Agents, Plastic Mesh, and Visa Renewal AdventuresAre AI agents really coming for our jobs? What’s with all the green mesh covering Beijing? And what’s it really like renewing a visa in China?Oh, and have a safe Dragon Boat Festival long...
This Week: Computer Languages, Fragile Futures, and Summer on the HorizonDoes computer code belongs among the official world languages? How much of today’s digital life will survive the centuries? And, what to do with summer downtime?!⎻🎵 Listen to t...
Heya, how goes?This Week: Noodles, Commutes, and Breakfast on CampusThis week features reflections on commute-time productivity, a favorite Chinese noodle dish, and a breakdown of what a typical breakfast looks like in the city.⎻🎵 Listen to the late...