China's Dragon Boat Festival, as I celebrated it in Shenzhen in 2021.
Category: Travel
KTV
I go to a KTV to celebrate the holiday. No, I don't sing.
Mangrove Trees and the Ocean
I see a tiny sliver of a massive park.
COVID Scare
Covid takes a turn for the worse and I get tested.
Window of the World
I finally get a chance to do a little sightseeing in Shenzhen.
Covid in China
I explore some of the different attitudes to the pandemic in China and the US.
Residence Permit
I apply, with help, for my residence permit, another required document to live and work in China.
Settling into My New Life (Home Edition)
The thrilling story of how I gain the ability to cook and eat food at home and the things, dishes, silverware, cookware, and food, required to do so.
Finally, a Bank Account!
I finally get a bank account and become a normal person. At least, normal for China and set up my WeChat Pay.
Moving and other things
Moving in to my new apartment and everything else that comes with it and a boring training at work.
