Macau: The Vegas of China

So this past November a coworker of mine and his wife graciously invited me and some of my friends to go to Macau with them. Macau belonged to Portugal, but like Hong Kong, was given back to China in 1999. It is also under the “one China two systems” policy that Hong Kong is, which…

Hong Kong: An alternative China

Sorry for taking so long to start posting again, I have sick pretty much this entire month. Anyways, I recently made a couple trips to Hong Kong as it is the closest city to Shenzhen where I am currently living. Hong Kong is a harbor city of 7.2 million residents on a small series of…

Thailand: The Land of Smiles

Thailand is located in Southeast Asia, it is one of the few countries in the world that have never been colonized. Bangkok its capital (whose full official name is Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit) is the most visited city in the world. It is a country of smiles, where English speakers are easy…

China: My new home

I arrived here in China back in in early August 2015.. The plane ride was long and exhausting but I met a Buddhist monk on my first leg of the journey, and on the second part I sat next to a man who was visiting family in Hong Kong before backpacking across Japan. I also…