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• The Shanghai Diaries: Beijing and the Great Wall

  — After nearly a year in China, we finally made it to Beijing and the Great Wall.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Olympic Fever

  — I'm finally starting to catch Olympic fever.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Should I Stay, Or Should I Go?

  — It is time to decide whether we will stay in Shanghai another year, or go home.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Holiday in Yangshuo

  — It seems all I've done while living in China is travel and it is always a hassle. Sometimes though, it is well worth it.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - The Madness of Crowds

  — As we make the decision to leave China I find the ever maddening crowds, even more frustrating.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - Field Trips

  — Busted buses, list kids, and sleeping with sharks.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• Concert Review: Björk - Shanghai, China

  — Björk puts on a fabulous show and stirs controversy in Shanghai.

  REVIEW in Music by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - Japanese Edition, Part 3: Kyoto, Osaka, and Home

  — Our final jaunt through Japan finds ancient culture, deer fighting, more temples than you can shake a stick at, and a surprisingly expensive journey home.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - Japanese Edition, Part II: From Tokyo to Miyajima

  — We finally make it to Japan and discover its beauty, culture, and bum washings.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - Japanese Edition, Part 1: The Long Journey to Nowhere

  — For the Chinese New Year we decided to go to Japan. China, however, seems to have different plans for us.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - Miscellany

  — Finding a little piece of heaven, a little bit of warmth and a good toilet in Shanghai.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Celebrating the Holidays

  — Yes Virginia, you can celebrate Christmas in China, but you have to make it up on the weekend.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Getting Around

  — There is much to see in the glorious city of Shanghai and there are many ways to get there including subways, buses, and taxis.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: A Trip To Ningbo

  — After four months of living in China, my wife and I finally take a road trip.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: A Trip To An Orphanage

  — In which we take a trip to see kids who have so little, and yet gave so much.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Halloween Party

  — Me and my wife might be boring, but we sure can throw a killer Halloween party in China.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Food

  — You can find any type of food you desire in Shanghai - including hamburgers, french fries, and grilled scorpion.

  OPINION in Tastes by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - Work

  — I've got my home set up and my cheap shopping done. Now all I need is a good job.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Special Bootleg Edition

  — Reasons I moved to China: Thousands of years of history, culture and civilization. Lots of cheap crap!

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: Culture Shock

  — Ants! Taxis! Shocking culture!

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries - Setting Up Our New Home

  — Remote controlled air conditioners, hard-as-rock beds, and the giant monstrosity known as IKEA.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster

• The Shanghai Diaries: The Long Flight There

  — My wife and I are living for a year in Shanghai, China. Come and join our weekly adventures in the Far East. This week: the long trip there.

  OPINION in Culture by Mat Brewster