SSAB - July 14, 2026

Cleaning continues, gf says “It’s not that much.” But… I DID post some stuff for sale!

Met up with a few old colleagues. How are they doing?

-Off to the Friendship Store (?)

-Ate at Carbo, a pasta-ria

-Then to DuLi for dessert but they didn’t have anything worth sticking around for

-So off to Jenny Wang’s supermarket (a knock off of Jenny Lou’s?) for ice cream

And is fois gras now a thing in China? Is this why Blue Frog introduced it a while back? Kinda makes me wonder, why can’t you start a business in China? Well, what great idea do you have? WSJ article here:

https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/forget-france-china-is-the-new-foie-gras-champion

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Hope you have a great one!!

00:00 Don’t Botch the Ending

00:26 Reuniting With Colleagues

01:04 Xinjiang Trip Memories

03:46 Why She Returned

05:34 Airport Searches Talk

07:15 The Exit Plan Question

09:45 Back to Teaching English

12:44 English Classes and AI Shift

18:30 Friendship Store Night Out

20:43 Late Recording Reflections

21:44 Decluttering and Selling Stuff

29:48 Rent, Moving, and Timing

31:01 China’s Foie Gras Boom

36:06 Business Ideas and Passion

43:20 Wrap-Up and Farewell