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Lee Frank is a 23-year-old American living in Wuhan, Hubei, China as an English teacher to children aged 6-12. His writing focuses on the lighter side of life as a lao wai with favorite Chinese, teaching materials, and uncommon English slang.

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Marriage in China with a few foreigners

Saturday morning, the wake up call was for 7 am. My alarm clock forgot to wake me, but the 8 am door knocking was successful. It was time to leave for the wedding.
This was my first Chinese wedding and I wasn’t sure what to expect especially because I didn’t know the people getting married. This [...]

2Jun2008 | Lee Frank | 1 comment | Continued
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Nikes and Not Nikes

My friend Oishi called me Friday afternoon asking, “What is your plan for this day?” Since I had finished my lessons for the day, then she insisted that we go shopping following an introduction to her friend.
She informed me that, “The prices are so cheap on Nike and Levi’s and everything, but I don’t know [...]

29Apr2008 | Lee Frank | 4 comments | Continued