# SSAB - May 6, 2026

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Podcast: [The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700)
Published: 2026-05-06T10:11:27+00:00
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Friday is D-Day! Departure day that is. As far as I understand the rules on the Chinese Embassy to Canada’s website, it’s entry day+1 for the 30 days. That is, the count doesn’t start until the day after so technically (hopefully) my visa doesn’t expire until Saturday. Good, tickets are a little better on Friday than Thursday. Will be hosteling it up and wondering, how will this go? Will I even want to do this? Is teaching really the only thing I can do? Chinese markets open again. And niche vs newspaper? Maybe my niche is being a newspaper? Oh, and workouts in! 7km in the morning (45.34), then another 6.45km in the afternoon (42.44). Will do kbells after this recording! Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA ***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Google Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing Hope you have a great one!! 00:00 Cold Open Setup00:32 Visa Run Countdown03:13 Hostel vs Hotel Debate06:48 Flight Timing Plan09:16 Two Week Asia Route15:36 Teaching Visa Paperwork17:05 Is Teaching All I Do21:06 China Markets Recap24:21 Niche or Newspaper32:30 Workouts and Supplements38:03 Wrap Up and Links

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