It seems that no matter how long you live in China, there is always something new or interesting going on. Old restaurants (or bars and clubs if you’re into nightlife) seem to disappear overnight with new ones starting there the following morning. Recently, I ate at a fantastic Thai restaurant called Simply Thai on the…
Author: owalker@rollins.edu
Time to Take a Trip
Phew! What a time it has been lately here! So, as an update, my speech was anything but successful during the contest. In the military we commonly say, “proper planning prevents piss-poor performance” or “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. This was exactly the case during that time but I know to…
Crowds of Fun!
Where do I begin…(again)? I apologize for the delay; I have been quite busy with schoolwork as we just finished most of our midterms. However, the biggest reason for the delay is, no matter what I do, on my phone or laptop, I cannot access the Rollins website. As a result, I’ve sent this to…
Shanghai, Xi’an, and Wuxi
First month down in China! Phew, I can certainly say it has been quite interesting so far. My trip began with a fellow Rollins classmate, Jonathan, when we flew four days early to China to try to adjust to the jet lag sooner. During that time, we visited an underground market in a subway station…
First time going to China?
Mine too! I actually just got back from my trip around southeast Asia where I went cliff jumping and walked around the edge of a skyscraper in the Philippines, to the peak in Hong Kong, Vietnam, the ancient temples in Cambodia and cuddling tigers and riding elephants after island hopping in Thailand! A little background…