February 19, 2015
Icy Winter Wonderland
Every winter, I see the famous Snow and Ice Festival on my social media timeline…
February 17, 2015
How a Mentor Matters in Transition
Recently I’m reading a book (“The Collected Works of Shanchen Xia”) written by my friend…
February 15, 2015
Special Something For Special Someone?
Valentine’s Day was one of my most dreaded holidays for most of my single adult…
February 13, 2015
Re-imagining and Re-constructing a Future
I am a sophomore from China studying Political Science in America,…
February 10, 2015
Are China’s Heavy Bookbags Weighing the Kids Down?
It's Chinese tradition to place very important values on education, so important that, usually, a…
February 6, 2015
Guanxi (关系) or Renqing (人情)？
Last October I had the chance to work as an English-Chinese interpreter in Philadelphia for…
February 4, 2015
Filming Television with Heroes
I sat beneath the bright lights onstage in a Tianjin TV studio. My hair was…
February 1, 2015
Why Is Mind-wandering Good For You?
Does your mind wander? Is mind-wandering a good or bad thing? For me, mind wandering…
January 30, 2015
Sharing Tips: How I Learned To Speak English
I was raised and schooled in the inland city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia from age…
January 29, 2015
I Need A Break!
Never have I needed a break more, and never has a winter vacation been this…
January 27, 2015
Glacier Hiking in the Middle-earth
I have never thought I would stand on top of a massive piece of ice…
January 25, 2015
Are You A Hothouse Flower?
We have all heard of the expression “A Hothouse Flower,” (温室里面的花儿), we all dread being…