The travels of Justin

“That’s China of the 1980′s,” says the man sharing my train compartment as the train slows to enter Nanchang City (南昌市). Easily spotting the red maple leaf I met Mr. Yan, a Nanchang student who spent 3-months in TRU as an enchange student and was kind enough to be my first contact at 6 AM [...]

I left Dalian a few days ago to meet a train traveling from Beijing to Nanchang. I learned that — for reasons beyond my understanding — it is impossible to buy a train ticket for a Beijing train from anywhere outside the capital. A friend who happend to be visiting Beijing purchased the ticket for [...]

I’ve just wrapped up a week in Dalian (大连市) and I can tell you it’s been nice. Staying with friends, I’ve had access to the internet long enough to upload a lot of photos that have been waiting for such an occassion. Here’s a view from the 29th floor apartment I’ve been staying: Dalian skyline [...]

Happy Canada Day! I just finished school yesterday. It’s so amazing… my first school year in China. Not my last. Some great times and some very difficult challenges. The last month of school has been very intense which is why I haven’t been writting. Tomorrow, I’ll be doing a voice-over for an advertisement at the [...]

Last night I got to see a small punk concert in Beijing. I’m not a big punk fan, but it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the bands and the atmosphere. Leaving the club I experienced my first Beijing sandstorm. Nothing exciting really. It was just strong winds with sand blowing in your [...]

[Part 1 is here: Danger on Campus] Today was pretty uneventful, but that’s only if you measure it by Chinese standards. This morning I mingled in the morning crowd for safety as I went to a print shop to print some homework out to hand-in. I was startled by a large group of students with [...]