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@legalnomad Mar 3, 2019, 7:10 PM UTC

Hiking in the Wuyi Mountains - Chinese New Year Part 3

Day 2: Hiking in the Wuyi Mountains The next morning my travel companions and I arrived at the mountains bright and early. I was blown away by how many people were already in the lobby of the park's…

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legalnomad
@legalnomad Feb 25, 2019, 5:20 PM UTC

Chinese New Year Part 2: Wandering in Wuyishan

On my first day in Wuyishan, the grey clouds hanging in the air kept me from hiking the mountain trails. Instead, I spent the day wandering around the town at the foot of the mountain, strolling thro…

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@legalnomad Feb 11, 2019, 3:41 PM UTC

Chinese New Year in Wuyishan. Part 1: The Journey through Fujian Province

Chinese New Year - or Spring Festival - is a major celebration on the Chinese mainland. New Years Day falls on the first new moon of the year and families continue to celebrate all through the week.…

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legalnomad
@legalnomad Dec 18, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

11 Steps to Secure a Chinese Z-Visa (Foreign Worker’s Permit)

Gathering all of the materials necessary to legally work in China can be a long and tedious process. I relocated to China from Korea, which required me to move through the process as fast as possible…

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legalnomad
@legalnomad Dec 16, 2018, 3:53 PM UTC

Creative Attention

- Kenneth Grahame, “The Fellow that Goes Alone.” I think it was my third month of living in Xiamen, and during a spontaneous walk home from work, that I saw the leaves sway in the wind – saw them in…

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legalnomad
@legalnomad Dec 9, 2018, 5:31 PM UTC

Building a meditation practice

When I first dipped my toe into meditation nearly six years ago, I remember my practices being consistently plagued with the thought of “what exactly is it that I am supposed to be doing right now?”…

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@legalnomad Dec 4, 2018, 4:13 PM UTC

A few not-so-obvious things to bring on your move to China

In no particular order... Headphones I came to China with two sets of headphones, one set for running and one set of earbuds. My crucial mistake was overlooking how hot it is in Xiamen and how much s…

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legalnomad
@legalnomad Sep 11, 2018, 1:09 PM UTC

The Bests Parts of Life in Xiamen, Fujian

Zonghshan District. Xiamen, 2018 Bike Sharing It is hard to walk a block without finding an Ofo or Mobike or one of their competitors. The dockless bike share system – along with multiple docked bike…

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legalnomad
@legalnomad Sep 9, 2018, 5:13 AM UTC

Waiting on a train

I am sitting in the Xiamen North train station, just off-island in China's "greenest" city. As I wait the two hours for my train, a delay caused by my own consistent inability to properly prioritize…

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