When I first came to China, I started a blog. I just came across it again.
Some of the later content is actually pretty good.
But the early posts... lord is it bad.
I was going to delete them out of shame, but I figured I would share them with my dear Patreons first. Get it while it's hot.
And enjoy the glorious cringe that is - "Learning to Fish"...
Here is an excerpt. Click link for full blog and go back to 2008.
http://matthewttye.blogspot.com
I will condense my story.
I was a high school student with no goal. I was a college student with a little goal. I backpacked through Europe. A fish was placed in front of me. I decided not to eat. I graduated a wide eyed explorer, hungry to tear up the world.
I
don't claim to be more ambitions than anyone else. I haven't even
started yet. But I want you to follow me to China for my first journey. 8
is a very lucky number in Chinese culture; so I thought it appropriate
to start this journal 8 days before I leave.
I hope you follow along in my journey, as I learn to fish.