The Background Earlier this week, a good friend of mine, who has lived in Taiwan for many years sent me this article on why a guy who has lived in China for 16 years has now decided to leave. If you’re at all interested in Chinese history, politics, economics, education, community or social situation, I …

If you’re having trouble viewing the video, click here to watch The Summer Fashion Editing (7 months in Beijing) on Youtube. The main content is in the video above, but as always, there’s some extra stuff to talk about.

If you’re having trouble viewing the video, click here to watch Hitting the wall – 5 months in China on Youtube. The main content is in the video above, but as always, there’s some extra stuff to talk about.

Last weekend I participated in TechNode’s MeshUp Workshop here in Beijing – the goal being to rapidly generate ideas for mobile apps which could make life easier in China. My team actually won the day, which was a nice surprise and the whole thing was a good experience for a bunch of reasons, which is …

If you’re having trouble viewing the video, click here to watch 3 months in China on YouTube. The main content is in the video above, but there are a couple of points that I want to expand on. Language Learning At the moment I’m amazed by just how tough this is. Every day I’m trying to …

If you’re having trouble viewing the video, click here to watch Language Learning: First Impressions on YouTube. It’s a now just on a month since I moved to Beijing, and for the past few weeks I’ve been immersed in my first ever intensive language course. I’ve been attending classes from 8am – 12pm, 5 days …

If you’re having trouble viewing the video, click here to watch The China Plan on YouTube. So one week ago, I left Australia and flew 9000 km to Beijing, China which is where I will be living for the foreseeable future. I sold up everything I owned and have little more than a suitcase with …