October 3, 2012
Networking Gone Wrong社交出错
Networking in Beijing is fairly easy. Whether you’re on the bus, at an alumni brunch…
October 1, 2012
A Story of Tracing the Past韵语：溯往
I do not know what connotation the term “ex” (as in ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend) might…
September 19, 2012
A Story of Eat, Cook, and Love韵语：食物里的人情
What can you really learn when you go abroad for school? A foreign language? The…
September 10, 2012
Struggle and Connection挣扎与感动
Struggle of any kind can be painful – physically, mentally, emotionally. Struggle with money in…
September 7, 2012
The “Rare Blue Moon” over my hometown家乡上空的蓝月亮
The U.S. Open Tennis Championships is concluding this Sunday (9/9) in New York City, and…
September 5, 2012
A Story of “Then What”?韵语：然后呢？
When I was a little girl, every time my mom finished reading me my daily…
August 29, 2012
On Building Guanxi (关系): When a Chinese Lady Gaga Meets A Nobel Prize Winner关于建立关系：当中国的Lady Gaga与诺贝尔奖获得者见面
It was a dark banquet hall, filled with over 100 people in suits or cocktail…
August 25, 2012
Losing in a Globalised Age在全球化时代中的失去
I’d like to talk to you about loss. Before you call me depressing, I’d like…
August 23, 2012
Beauty and the “Lift”美与“拉提”
I have a confession to make: I’ve caught “Lift” fever. “Lift” as in an eye…
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 18, 2012
A Story of an Old Saying in a New World韵语：旧说新世界
Now that I think about it, I have not talked to my best friend for…
August 14, 2012
A Story of Neither Here Nor There韵语：非此非彼
It was a hot, sunny afternoon in July. On my way back from the local…