Troy Parfitt 
Notes from the Other China — Adventures in Asia 

By turns irreverent, informative and amusing, a dauntless young man captures precisely the experience of the expatriate in Asia. Notes is a humorous yet insightful romp based on the author’A’s decade-long experience as an English teacher in Taiwan, the "other China, " and Korea, with expeditions to other parts of Asia. His encounters are puzzling and sometimes infuriating, but with a lively appreciation for the absurd he cuts through the frustration to moments of splendor and stirring human warmth.