“Beyond Cabbage was conceived as a method of familiarizing members of the American community with local foods. The following guidebook is the result of investigations of local markets, discussions with members of the Beijing lay and scientific communities and referrals to numerous books on Chinese foods and cooking. This guidebook is not intended to serve as a cookbook, although it does contain some cooking suggestions. From the information contained in the book, it should be easier to adapt them for use in your favorite recipes.
Dec 282010
This Yahoo! Group: RPCVnetwork appears to be a particularly good resource for RPCVs who are looking for work. Subscribe to their updates to receive regular job postings at home and abroad. It picks up where the Peace Corps Hotline leaves off.
Jul 082008
Tips for getting around that pesky firewall can be found here: The Chonx Guide: Accessing Blocked Sites in China (I posted the entry over there because it’s Not blocked, unlike this wordpress blog)
List compiled by Sam S, China 12, Fuling
1. When you get here…its going to be very hot. The Peace Corps wants you to pack “business casual.” What this means is bring a couple of nice slacks and some nice shirts that are light weight, comfortable, CONSERVATIVE semi-nice (not jeans) clothing for your first summer. Depending on where you’re permanent site is located you may or may not need dressier business casual clothing to teach in. The custom in China is to wear the same outfit several days in a row. This may or may not offend your American sense of fashion, but a few months in the thick of it, you will find yourself following suit (ESPECIALLY in the winter months). Bring some to be safe, but don’t overload on it. The one thing you do not want to skimp on bringing is clothing. I don’t know your personal measurements, but unless you are 5’ 5” and below, 100 pounds and below, small breasted, with small narrow feet you are going to find some difficulty in finding clothes. Leave your bathing suits at home. Well, maybe bring A bathing suit—you may want to travel to the beach at some point. And don’t forget your long underwear! The winters are cold…period.
May 312008
“I’m wondering if anyone has had clothes made for them over there, and if it’s cost-effective to do that rather than try to ship things over? (I’m probably too tall to buy anything from clothes shops).”
Feb 232008
1. What do you do when you want to travel to a country that requires a visa? Would you be able to get it in China or do you have to anticipate where you’re going before you depart the US? When are the holiday’s?
Dec 092007
Questions from B. M.–
“I was considering taking a mandarin Chinese course in the spring and maybe doing an TEFL online course (not sure if I can do both). Which one do you think would be more useful? What do you wish you had prepared for before leaving? Also, how do volunteers who have boyfriends/girlfriends in their home state cope with the long distance. Is that something anyone has had to deal with and how has it worked? Finally, I was thinking about getting a backpack style bag like the kind people use to hike/travel cross-country. Is there anything someone recommends in particular?”
If you’re currently viewing this in China, then you clearly already know how to use a proxy. If you’re planning on coming to China soon, you might jot the following down now…
EDITED 7/5/08: Anonymouse goes in and out, Iphide is kaput, proxychina.org also blocked.
http://www.anonymouse.org – Allows you to view sites like Livejournal, Wikipedia, BBC, Blogger. A pesky ad floats around on each screen, but can be closed without interrupting anything.
http://www.iphide.com – Allows you to view & SIGN IN to sites. Essential if you want to leave comments or make posts in Lj. Has very annoying advertisement page that pops up every time you want to navigate to next page and you have to click “Continue Browsing” to do just that.
May 102007
*snatched from the Pcchina Yahoo! Group
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