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Monday, January 23, 2012 11:15:09 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled futurejournalismproject: Foxconn Employees Threaten Mass...:
Ryan said, "futurejournalismproject: Foxconn Employees Threaten Mass Suicide Foxconn, the world’s largest electronic component maker (think: Apple, Amazon, Nintendo, Dell, Panasonic… well, you get the point) is not a nice place to work. So rampant have..." more
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 3:42:34 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled The New Face of Communism:
Ryan said, "The New Face of Communism: A common image, when you think of Chinese communism, is those 60′s retro posters with men and women looking strong under different Communist slogans. You know, things like “Study Mao everyday,” or…"
Friday, December 23, 2011 8:45:35 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled A Walk in the Woods (with Ben):
Ryan said, "A Walk in the Woods (with Ben): There’s no getting around it: my campus is one of the most beautiful in China. The college is nestled in the foothills of Lin’an, and while we have a dirty, fast moving city to the south of the…"
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:12:10 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Video:
Ryan said, "[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]"
Sunday, December 18, 2011 8:00:15 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled The One Christmas Tradition China gets Right:
Ryan said, "The One Christmas Tradition China gets Right: So here we are, a week away from Christmas, and here in China things are not “beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” The weather is bitterly cold at night, no one has that festive feeling, and…"
Sunday, December 11, 2011 2:30:24 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled New in the Snack Aisle:
Ryan said, "New in the Snack Aisle: I’m used to seeing some strange flavored snacks, usually put out by some obscure Chinese snack company. But I was surprised to see this new flavor hit the school store. Cheese Lobster Flavor. "
Thursday, December 1, 2011 9:55:44 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled OMG! I Want to Punch Her and Be Her:
Ryan said, "OMG! I Want to Punch Her and Be Her: One perky little blond girl has been showing up on some of my favorite blogs lately. First at Study More Chinese and then on Lost Laowai. So who is she? Well, her name is Jessica Beinecke but…"
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:57:52 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled My New Teaching Policy:
Ryan said, "My New Teaching Policy: The Chinese school system is pretty strict when it comes to attendance. If a student needs to miss a class because they are sick, or have an appointment, or need to catch a bus, they…"
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:52:03 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Hitting up the Food Festival:
Ryan said, "Hitting up the Food Festival: Me eating a waffle-like snack. They said it was a Hong Kong specialty and if that is true, I’m pretty psyched for our Hong Kong trip this winter because they were delicious. Every…"
Monday, November 14, 2011 9:07:26 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled The One Time I Leave my House Without a Camera….:
Ryan said, "The One Time I Leave my House Without a Camera….: I got suckered into being a dancing monkey speaking english for 30-minutes to a group of 3rd graders at our library. before I left the house my hand hovered over my camera. Should I? I decided…"
Saturday, November 12, 2011 12:19:27 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Pomelo – Totally Worth the Effort:
Ryan said, "Pomelo – Totally Worth the Effort: Every year at about this time we see these huge citrusy things showing up on the fruit stands. Some of them have wrappers with the word “grapefruit” on it, and I’ve never really been…"
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:57:19 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Great Wall of Links:
Ryan said, "Great Wall of Links: There have been some interesting articles about China lately. Here is a round up of a few of my favorites. Awesome Commercial - We’ll start off with this hilarious Chinese commercial for 7up. It…"
Monday, November 7, 2011 9:39:44 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled This Explains a Few Things:
Ryan said, "This Explains a Few Things: You might have noticed I’ve been a little light on the blog posts lately. I typically average 3 posts a week, but for several weeks I’ve only managed a paltry 2. That’s because I’m busy. Crazy busy…."
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 11:14:20 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Humans can Never do Anything Simply:
Ryan said, "Humans can Never do Anything Simply: On a recent dat trip to Wuzhen we went to the Yida Silk Workshop, a famous old-timey brand of silk that has been making silk tapestries, scarves and other things for over 100 years. In the…"
Sunday, October 30, 2011 1:39:18 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled The Two-Year Hump:
Ryan said, "The Two-Year Hump: All the pictures in this post are of my current classmates. I brought my camera to class the other day and snapped away. Before I came to China people told me there was a 6-month…"
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 3:09:39 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Chinglish!:
Ryan said, "Chinglish!: It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Chinglish entry, and I have a few good ones that I’ve been saving up: This is technically not Chinglish as the English is perfectly correct, it’s… "
Saturday, October 22, 2011 6:50:15 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Tea Sets:
Ryan said, "Tea Sets: As a tea drinker I have to say I am a fan of tea blends. You know, those crazy teas that mix like, 2 different kinds of mint, with chai and black tea and some sort of flower petal and maybe some…"
Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:55:14 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled I’m sure the above pictures have already been posted...:
Ryan said, "I’m sure the above pictures have already been posted somewhere on the Chinese internet to embarrass me. My attempt to post them here first, to “own” the embarrassment, is probably too late. I will admit that yes I had been drinking a..." more
Saturday, October 15, 2011 9:17:19 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled I asked all the students in my writing classes to make their...:
Ryan said, "I asked all the students in my writing classes to make their weekly assignment notebooks special in some way. I wanted them to make it an enjoyable book to write in and also be quickly identifiable so they will be easier to hand back. One of my..." more
Friday, October 14, 2011 10:49:22 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Westerners are Pussies:
Ryan said, "Westerners are Pussies: A few months ago another foreign teacher asked for our help. He had a big cabinet that he wanted moved from the basement of our building to his 2nd-floor apartment in the building next door. It was…"
Friday, October 14, 2011 8:01:22 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled I sprayed some of my owl stencils on really thin Chinese...:
Ryan said, "I sprayed some of my owl stencils on really thin Chinese painting practice paper to see how they would paste to things. I found that I really liked them on smooth trees because they completely adhere to the surface in a way that looks natural. In..." more
Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:49:24 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Some recent scribbles drawn on my phone. :
Ryan said, "Some recent scribbles drawn on my phone. "
Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:49:23 AM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled Here’s a figure drawing I gave up on half way through...:
Ryan said, "Here’s a figure drawing I gave up on half way through because it was…uh…top heavy. But I kind of like the way the figure being only black on black works with the white sheet so I’ll share it."
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:37:17 PM
Ryan Wilson wrote a blog post titled My Commute:
Ryan said, "My Commute: My current mode of transportation. I’ve lived and worked in a lot of places, all with different commutes. When I lived in New Hampshire and worked at a local stationary store, my…"
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 2:37:44 PM
Ryan Wilson added a Book Trailer Video