Cecilia, Tianjin, Author at One in a Billion

Travel

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…

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In Transition

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…

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In Transition

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…

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Travel

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…

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In Transition

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…

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Food

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…

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Relationship

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…

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In Transition

August 7, 2012

PPTPPT

I wonder if each country has its own Powerpoint recipe. In America, I thought I…

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Relationship

August 4, 2012

Saying Goodbye道别

Before I left Tianjin for good, my friend Zhang, an optometrist, called me to his…

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Relationship

August 1, 2012

Just a Friend交朋友

Sometimes you sleep so deeply you forget where you are. Not long ago, I woke…

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In Transition

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…

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Relationship

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…

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Cloud Chasing – hiking China’s peaks追云：徒步中国的高峰

[Only in Beijing] Wangfujing Memories[仅在北京] 王府井回忆

Bathtub Optional 浴缸，可有可无

A Religious Experience一场宗教体验

On the Other Side另一边

The Quest for Ingredients原料探索之旅

Sister, Auntie, Grandpa姐姐, 阿姨, 爷爷

PPTPPT

Saying Goodbye道别

Just a Friend交朋友

China Time中国时间

Phone Etiquette电话的礼仪

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