Imagine for a moment you are hungry. You drive past McDonald’s, Burger King, Whataburger or...
Author - Shelly Ann Wauchope
Avoiding a Plague – Letters from a Jamaican in China
About a month and a half ago construction on the apartments across the hall left my apartment...
Year of the Dog – Letters from a Jamaican in China
Lunar New Year, a time for Chinese people to spend time with their family and friends and exchange...
Christmas 2005 in China – Letters from a Jamaican in China
Nothing compares to being with your family during the holidays. However if you must spend it away...
The Wonder of Macau – Letters from a Jamaican in China
The hustle and bustle of living in a large city, anywhere in the world begins to take its toll on...
A Failure to Communicate – Letters from a Jamaican in China
In the process of arguing over the price of toilet bowls (someone had asked me to research) my...
Sickness is…. – Letters from a Jamaican in China
Sickness is…. Anyone who has spent at least 4 months in China has or will eventually have to deal...
The Price of Bargaining – Letters from a Jamaican in China
Read any guidebook for China and it will tell you that you have to bargain for most things here...
He was Chinese – Letters from a Jamaican in China
The day I landed in China my first thought was; “My God everyone here is Chinese!” Everyone. Which...
Life Goals – Letters from a Jamaican in China
As I stood on the side of the road trying to hail a taxi I was wracked with fury. I am an editor...