December 29, 2012
Cloud Chasing – hiking China’s peaks追云：徒步中国的高峰
I’m not a meteorologist, but in my travels I’ve noted that China is a fairly…
December 7, 2012
[Only in Beijing] Wangfujing Memories[仅在北京] 王府井回忆
I remember the last time I was in Wangfujing. It was a cold, uncommonly clear…
November 1, 2012
Bathtub Optional 浴缸，可有可无
When I first got to China and was hunting for an apartment, I was intrigued…
September 13, 2012
A Religious Experience一场宗教体验
Although the journey from Beijing back to my hometown took nearly a day, those hours…
September 8, 2012
On the Other Side另一边
Since I moved back to the United States from China two weeks ago, I’ve sometimes…
September 6, 2012
The Quest for Ingredients原料探索之旅
In China, I was constantly on the lookout for ingredients that I could use to…
August 22, 2012
Sister, Auntie, Grandpa姐姐, 阿姨, 爷爷
In China, honorifics are frequently bestowed on strangers as a way to express friendliness and…
August 7, 2012
PPTPPT
I wonder if each country has its own Powerpoint recipe. In America, I thought I…
August 4, 2012
Saying Goodbye道别
Before I left Tianjin for good, my friend Zhang, an optometrist, called me to his…
August 1, 2012
Just a Friend交朋友
Sometimes you sleep so deeply you forget where you are. Not long ago, I woke…
July 31, 2012
China Time中国时间
Time is managed differently here. It’s not that the clocks tick faster, or time passes…
July 30, 2012
Phone Etiquette电话的礼仪
Strict rules govern phone etiquette in professional settings in the West. Cellphones are to be silenced…