Top Ten Reasons Why My Chinese Life Is High-Risk

10. Chinese drivers have the right-of-way, and I am not a Chinese driver.
9. I don't know how to say "Help!" in Mandarin... or "Call the police." or "I'm lost." or "I've fallen and I can't get up."
8. I'm usually lost outside my neighborhood.
7. I don't own a bath mat.
6. I'm the only foreigner living in my neighborhood.
5. What's the Chinese # for 9-1-1?
4. The availability of high caffeinated beverages is limited.
3. Food sometimes contains bones.
2. I text while I walk.
1. Recently, China's morality has been in question.

The First Post

Welcome to the first post of my first blog.  This is a special blog because it is made in China.  Or maybe it is not so special since almost everything is made in China.  Regardless, I am manufacturing up my own Chinese goods here on the East-side.  And believe me, this process requires a bit of labor (physical included with those seven flights of stairs to my apartment) and some special tools (for example ummmmm sayyy ummmm Mandarin).  I only hope you find this blog slightly entertaining, at least "lol"-worthy (and I am not even asking for an all caps LOL).  One special feature this travel blog has that others don't: a bi-weekly Top Ten List (thanks Letterman).  Enjoy.

Oh and PS, I've been in China for 2.5 months.