Author: Kelsey Ryan

This and That in Shanghai

Posted January 4 by Kelsey Ryan

My thought as I stepped out of the metro station at Jing’an temple in Shanghai was, “This is not the China that I have come…

New Year, New Adventures!

Posted January 3 by Kelsey Ryan

Happy New Years everyone! I actually wrote this post a few days ago, but since then my internet connection had been too weak to post…

Back to Art School!

Posted November 11 by Kelsey Ryan

Last Sunday I was invited to lunch at the home of one of my students. While I was there, his mother told him to show…

The Accidental Interloper

Posted September 21 by Kelsey Ryan

Tonight marks the end of my first month in China. It has been a beautiful month, challenging sometimes, full of ridiculous situations that I got…

The Best Laid Plans

Posted September 16 by Kelsey Ryan

I’ve had a bit of a change in plans, I’m still in China, just not in the city I thought I would be living in.…