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Livejournal was banned in China (as far as I knew) when I moved here a little over nine months ago, and I never bothered to check and see if the government had decided to unblock it. I accidentally clicked the LJ link on my bookmarks toolbar this evening and was pleasantly surprised to find out that LJ has been free for viewing and using in China for an unknown period of time, so here I am again. I have used LJ extremely sparingly in the past five years or so, even when I lived in a country where it wasn't banned, so I am sure I will not write much in here, but I do have to share some thoughts about the People's Republic of China with the few people on my friends list (does anyone on my friends list even use LJ anymore?).
China is a fucking crazy place, and I both hate it and love it simultaneously every day of my life. Teaching adorable children is one of the best and most rewarding jobs in the world, there is no doubt about it. Sleeping with three married men at the same time is not a very great idea (who would have thought?). Hong Kong is a truly fantastic place, and one of my favorite places on earth. If you want to make some serious money, you should move to China and devote yourself to business - if you want to make super easy (but not super serious) money, you should move to China and devote yourself to teaching English (if you speak English, that is). If you are seriously unhappy and feel stuck in your life, China could possibly hold true happiness for you. Or maybe it's just me. I am happy and content with life in ways I never could have dreamed, and I am having so much fun.
I have thought about Rome every day of my life here, and am still devoted to saving every reasonable cent for my move to Rome and the completion of my education, but I decided to delay my return to school. I am staying in China for another year (or more?), and I may change careers (for the money) even though I really love what I do every day for work.
I have so much love for so many people. I miss so many people back in the States. I might update this again, but I am already hating how much time I am wasting on LJ again... just going through my friends page has had me distracted for about three hours now.
China is a fucking crazy place, and I both hate it and love it simultaneously every day of my life. Teaching adorable children is one of the best and most rewarding jobs in the world, there is no doubt about it. Sleeping with three married men at the same time is not a very great idea (who would have thought?). Hong Kong is a truly fantastic place, and one of my favorite places on earth. If you want to make some serious money, you should move to China and devote yourself to business - if you want to make super easy (but not super serious) money, you should move to China and devote yourself to teaching English (if you speak English, that is). If you are seriously unhappy and feel stuck in your life, China could possibly hold true happiness for you. Or maybe it's just me. I am happy and content with life in ways I never could have dreamed, and I am having so much fun.
I have thought about Rome every day of my life here, and am still devoted to saving every reasonable cent for my move to Rome and the completion of my education, but I decided to delay my return to school. I am staying in China for another year (or more?), and I may change careers (for the money) even though I really love what I do every day for work.
I have so much love for so many people. I miss so many people back in the States. I might update this again, but I am already hating how much time I am wasting on LJ again... just going through my friends page has had me distracted for about three hours now.