First impressions of autumn semester’s courses
I have now sat on each course of mine atleast once and have some general idea what all the courses are going to be about and how the teachers are. Based on that I decided to make quick “first week…
Us Stingy Foreigners
What do Chinese people “know” about us foreigners. First, foreigners have money. Second, foreigners are stingy! Not always true, but that is the image my Chinese boyfriend and many other Chinese have of us foreigners. Chinese generosity means the one…
Getting ready for a new semester at the Sun Yat-Sen University
Registration Registration to the Sun Yat-Sen University is not Hell’s Kitchen, but Hell’s Registration! It’s badly organized and people don’t know how to line up. When I got to the office at 7.30AM there were already 20+ students waiting. Door…
Overview of US Expatriate Tax Requirements Living in China
Guest post by I.J. Zemelman, EA. Tax Operations Director at Taxes for Expats. Bottom Line: File Your Taxes Every Year As a US expatriate working overseas you must file your US federal taxes annually just as you would if you…