September 30, 2014
An Introvert or Extrovert?
When I was a child, I was considered as a typical extrovert: I could make…
September 27, 2014
What Do You Do On a Sunday Afternoon?
Last Sunday I went to a family dinner with my cousins at the house of…
September 25, 2014
When No One Speaks English
As I was typing out the first few English words on this page, I was…
September 10, 2014
Are Elite Colleges Bad for The Soul? (Fang)
Whether an elite college is bad for soul or not is a very personal question…
August 23, 2014
A Curse or a Blessing
In early June, my friends and I went traveling in Sichuan, a large and heavily…
December 23, 2013
Two Homes
Looking through the window of Boeing 777, with memories flashing back to the time when…
November 13, 2013
The Burden of Freedom
During high school, every morning when I stepped into the classroom, I could always find…
October 3, 2013
I Am My Language
She first wrote a “T” on the board with a marker, and then hesitantly drew…
August 20, 2013
Thoughts Before College: To Experience Everything Myself
I’ll become a college freshman this upcoming September. On the threshold of a new life,…
July 12, 2013
The Mountains
As I sat on the bus, winding its way through the mountain road towards Mt.…
March 7, 2013
Ambivalence矛盾
The clock struck one, and firecrackers cracked continuously without a rest. I couldn’t fall asleep…