Matt's Profile
Matt spent six years in China, mainly based in the beautiful spring city of Kunming. During that time he worked in consulting, journalism as well as English teaching. Matt studied Chinese for 2+ years and loved exploring the mountains of Yunnan by mountain bike). He now lives in New York City where he is pursuing a Masters in International Affairs at Columbia University.
28 posts by Matt:
- Nov 01 The Huntsman Fluency Imbroglio
- Jun 14 An Open Letter to Chinese Students Going Abroad
- Feb 16 Which Dictionary To Use?
- Sep 21 Becoming an Ex-Laowai
- Jul 20 Anti-Huaqiao Discrimination in China
- May 01 There’s Nothing Delicious About Delicious
- Apr 10 Ethical Vegetarianism
- Mar 27 Speaking English in China
- Feb 25 Why I Cook — In China
- Nov 02 Two Links For Learning Chinese
- Nov 01 Why Do Foreigners in China Drink So Much?
- Aug 27 The Comfort Zone
- Jul 20 Tackling ESL Myths
- Apr 23 Learning Chinese: Does Location Matter?
- Apr 07 Turning an Injury Into a Study Opportunity
- Mar 02 Shenzhen and Mandarin
- Dec 26 Disturbing Violence in Kunming
- Dec 05 The English Teaching Blues
- Oct 26 On Having Favorite Characters
- Sep 10 Inflation of Egos in Taxis
- Jul 30 Playing the Mandarin Card in Hong Kong
- Jun 19 A Modest Proposal
- May 16 How Much Does Natural Ability Have To Do With Language Acquisiton?
- Apr 21 Crossing The Line
- Apr 05 Eager? Or Just Inappropriate?
- Mar 20 我有事: Suuuuuure
- Mar 10 Bad News for Baijiu
- Mar 05 Fallacies In Learning Chinese







