Introductions

Shet up an' git back to work, Gramps. That men's room still looks like hell.

That men's room still looks like hell

That's because of all the arseholes here!

i was 25 y/o when i wrote my intro here and was still in china.

now i'm 28. back in the philippines.

nice to be back! =)

great to see you back! Missed you.       

Hello!

My name is Terri, and I hope to be in China this upcoming semester, teaching English. I traveled to Beijing in 2007, and I have been studying Mandarin Chinese for about two years (though I haven't been practising as much as I should). Anyway, I'm an African-American woman, 27 years old, and I LOVE old martial arts movies (though, that's pretty separate from my love of China). I play the guitar, and make movies from time to time, and I love to read and play Call of Duty (see, they're not mutually exclusive!) Uh, I can't really think of anything else, but I'm not a complete newbie in some cases, but I always appreciate any good advice anybody wants to shoot my way.

邓泰丽
Terri

welcome on board Terri!

you'll find a mine of useful info in and about these parts! 

Welcome Terri!

Glad to meetcha Tai_Li

Welcome to The madhouse cuckoos nest Saloon! 

HI there!  Just a quick note to say hello to you all.

I've been in Asia, mostly China, for the past 10 years.  A mix of jobs - consultant, PR, journo, and when things are quiet, teaching.

I'll be teaching in Xi'an next semester - hoping there are some Xi'anites (especially women - I spend most of my working life with Chinese and expat men, I need some girl talk!!) on the forum who will give me the good oil. The company I do most of my consulting for has its headquarters in Xi'an, and I'm not too keen on any more time in the humid (and can I say it? ...) smelly canal cities!  So, north is my choice.  I've been in Xi'an on and off before, as well as plenty of other places around China.

As a writer, I find the rural and remote parts more interesting (and the people very much friendlier!) than the cities, although sometimes the local gendarmes tend not to agree with me staying too long.   

Anyway, probably talked too much - I'm female, comes with the territory!! - so that's me. 

Welcome Damballah!!!! So nice to have another lady joining the mix. Watch your step, I've just mopped the floor (little accident with a lot of drinkies  .

Dont be afraid to jump on in and have a ball!!! 

Hello, Damballah.  Glad you found your way to the madhouse Saloon

Welcome Damballah,

you'll find plenty of Xi'an related info hereabouts, so be sure to have a good search.

I spent two years there and thoroughly enjoyed myself, and from what I've heard it's gotten even more modern and accessible since I've left, without losing any of its ancient charm.

Best of luck, it's a great city!

 

Welcome Damballah, it's always good to have another female join our ranks.  Do you mind sharing the meaning of your name?

Hello, everyone!

My name is Sebastian, feelthy American peeg, New Yawker, aspiring globetrotter extraordinaire, and current ESL teacher hopeful. God help us all. I very much like this awesome forum and the nice people in it and hope I can receive and give help to anyone who might need it in the future or, even, the past.

"Damballah" is a voodoo deity. I know this not because I am worldly and well-read but because I distinctly remember Chucky saying it before transferring his soul into another body in Child's Play.