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St. Paul: Hardly a saint
Posted Oct 17th 2008 2:54p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Paul. Aka “St. Paul.”

This American expat was born and raised in Texas, but has been living in Beijing for about 5 months. St. Paul was actually quite mysterious, claiming his occupation as only a “professional beer drinker” and has no idea how long he will stay in Beijing ... Read more »

F.C.U.K-- Frenchman in China, Unsurviving on Kebabs
Posted Sep 30th 2008 11:58p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Lyon.

Lyon, a French expat, has come to China to “help the Chinese people.” This sounded quite bold and charitable—until he elaborated. “I help the people with production and technology.” [Wait, French people helping Chinese people with technology?]

Curiously, despite Lyon’s ambitions to aid and advance technology ... Read more »

Somehere in Germany, a village is missing their... German
Posted Sep 25th 2008 1:08p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Nicolas.

Nicolas comes from the great land of Beethovens and Becks. Lucky enough to catch him on his first night since arriving in Beijing, I was able to interview him in a jet-lagged yet jovial state:

Tracy Winn: What are you doing here?

Nicolas: I came to stay with ... Read more »

  • leemack HAHAHAHA, very funny. Love the photo!
An Extraordinarily Ordinary Beijing Ren
Posted Sep 11th 2008 9:11p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Cathy.

Cathy, a Chinese native, is not authentic Beijingren. Her hometown remains a mystery—she refused to divulge this secret, distrusting my invasive questions at first. After accusing me of a being “like a spy,” she then warmed up a bit (downgrading me from “spy” to “reverse fortune teller ... Read more »

  • patricksergio Many thanks, Tnwinn. I love 'reading' persons here,both native and foreign. Like Cathy, I'm not a Beijingren,either.--Only 3 months in Beijing.^_*
Let's Get Hammer Drunk, Eh?
Posted Aug 27th 2008 10:21p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Funk. James Funk.

James is of a fast dying breed here in Beijing: he is one of the thousands of foreigners that were shipped over to work on the 2008 Olympics. Funk has been living in the Chaoyang district of Beijing for 5 months, along with some of his ... Read more »

  • brentw Mr. Funk appears to be the Olympics version of those that travel around and work the carnivals at county fairs in the U.S., affectionately known as "carnies". ..Meat head ...
  • tnwinn Since there are indeed rou tous in China, do you think there are carne cabezas in Spain?
  • collinwinn Wow, hope this dying breed is exactly that. I came to Beijing to escape this sort of creature. In the USofA we call them meat-heads. We shall now dub them ...
Duck Brains, Dog Stew and Rock 'n Roll
Posted Aug 20th 2008 9:35a.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Jim.

This Canadian expat will only be in Beijing for a total of 8 months, so he is soaking up as much as the city as he possibly can. Jim has truly tried to experience all things Beijing, from the local food and drinks, to the music and people ... Read more »

Samba Queen
Posted Aug 11th 2008 7:24p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Kelly Bettio.

Originally coming to China on a tour with a Latin dance team, this Brazilian actress fell in love with the country and decided to move here indefinitely. For the last 2 years, she traveled and lived in various cities around China before claiming Beijing as home 6 ... Read more »

  • patricksergio Great. Brazilian babe are always superb hot&sexy
  • kellybettio thanks tracy!!! the interview was very good fun! great!!! and aswering to leemack: yes, i am single... is so hard to find a boyfriend to follow this traveling life... i ...
  • leemack What a babe! Any more photos???? Is she single???
Toto, we're somewhere FAR over the rainbow
Posted Aug 4th 2008 10:06p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Jeneá.

She recently celebrated her 24th birthday after living just 5 months in Beijing. This American expat has definitely come to know: she’s not in Kansas anymore. Or Oklahoma. Same thing.

Deciding that Oklahoma was too mundane, she randomly decided to move to China and work as… an ... Read more »

  • leemack Hahaha, great post! Some reason the photo isn't loading properly tho, want to see what Jenea looks like!
Getting into fights with Chinese mobsters on motorcycles
Posted Jul 28th 2008 2:35p.m. by tnwinn (Peking People)

Meet Jan.

This 23 year-old German has been in China for 10 months. In his time in Beijing he's already learned two important things:

• The world is an extremely large place and maybe Germany isn’t so big (or so important) after all.

• Getting into fights with Chinese mobsters ... Read more »

  • collinwinn Chinese motorcycle gangs rockin' swords? Where do I sign up? Sounds amazing. I look forward to reading more about the interesting Beijing characters I see roaming these streets of the ...
  • brentw Must be nice to already be tri-lingual at the age of 23, and to be proficient enough in English (as a second language) to be able to teach it.
  • marcygregg Interesting read and very useful info for newcomers, which should be appreciated. A great article!
  • beans_n_rice Lesson learned, for sure! So, were the mobsters wearing black suits? Were they covered in tats? I only have kung-fu exploitation movies to go on, you know... Anyway, scuffles with ...
  • likely So, is Beijing pretty international? Do foreigners seem to congregate with their own or do they assimilate well into the Chinese culture/people?

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