Day 2: Hiking in the Wuyi Mountains The next morning my travel companions and I arrived at the mountains bright and early. I was blown away by how many people were already in the lobby of the park's ticket

On my first day in Wuyishan, the grey clouds hanging in the air kept me from hiking the mountain trails. Instead, I spent the day wandering around the town at the foot of the mountain, strolling through

Chinese New Year - or Spring Festival - is a major celebration on the Chinese mainland. New Years Day falls on the first new moon of the year and families continue to celebrate all through the week. In

Gathering all of the materials necessary to legally work in China can be a long and tedious process. I relocated to China from Korea, which required me to move through the process as fast as possible.

Kenneth Grahame, “The Fellow that Goes Alone.” I think it was my third month of living in Xiamen, and during a spontaneous walk home from work, that I saw the leaves sway in the wind – saw them in away

When I first dipped my toe into meditation nearly six years ago, I remember my practices being consistently plagued with the thought of “what exactly is it that I am supposed to be doing right now?” I

In no particular order... Headphones I came to China with two sets of headphones, one set for running and one set of earbuds. My crucial mistake was overlooking how hot it is in Xiamen and how much sweat

Zonghshan District. Xiamen, 2018 Bike Sharing It is hard to walk a block without finding an Ofo or Mobike or one of their competitors. The dockless bike share system – along with multiple docked bike shares

I am sitting in the Xiamen North train station, just off-island in China's "greenest" city. As I wait the two hours for my train, a delay caused by my own consistent inability to properly prioritize