| #4838280 in Books | 2009-05-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | File type: PDF | 288 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| must read|By Carmen G. Stenholm|For a quircky, delightful and insightful read about Hong Kong, this book is a must. An American woman with an open mind and an open heart works in Hong Kong and takes the reader on adventures that make the mundane hilarious and informative. From learning to ride the bus to attacking monkeys (that is, monkeys who attack the writer), Jessica Bellas||CitySeen: Experience with the local press helped US writer find her voice Annemarie Evans Updated on Apr 21, 2009 American academic Jessica Bellas had been in Hong Kong just 29 days when her mongrel dog ('She's a mutt called Jade') slipped down a retain
Jessica Bellas records the most humorous moments of her first thirty months living as an expatriate in Hong Kong, from the media circus resulting from the dramatic rescue of her dog by the Hong Kong Fire Services Department to out-drinking Communist party officials in China to dodging confetti cannons. She also examines more poignant issues such as discrimination, racism and culture shock. Maotai, Mooncakes & Monks is a memoir, culture shock guide, travelogue, political ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Maotai, Mooncakes & Monks: Misadventures in Hong Kong & China | Jessica Bellas. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
