Since our arrival here in China two years ago we’ve been surprised by the vast number of Filipinos that teach English here in Xinjiang. It feels like there are just as many Filipinos who have relocated to China as there are Americans, although I doubt that’s true in the bigger cities. The Philippines , as you may already know, is located just 520 miles (840 km) south east of Hong Kong and seems to be well-known for exporting two things: teachers to China and nurses to the US.
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So while you’re enjoying your day off for Labor Day, we just finished our first day of hard labor known as school and we both have to admit that we’re pretty tired.

So it’s no secret that America in general is a much heavier nation than China, even though McDonalds and KFC are trying their best to fix this. However, because these fast food options aren’t readily available to us here in Xinjiang (there isn’t a McDonald’s anywhere and KFC is too expensive!) we’ve actually lost a lot of weight since moving here two years ago. We eat healthier, eat less, and walk everywhere.
Then we take a one-month vacation back to America.
If the title of this post didn’t clue you …

What the Chinese have mastered, however, is the art of enjoying a public park and it’s something that I think we as Americans can learn from.

Chinese suction cup therapy has a history of over 2,000 years and is reported to cure back pain and the common cold. True or false? Here’s my experience…