May 25, 2013
How to be both American and Chinese
My father often delights in revisiting the impetuous statement I made as a four-year-old arriving…
May 6, 2013
The Rush
“Just what is the rush? Just what is your rush?” The late middle aged man…
April 26, 2013
Rediscovering Shanghai in the French Concession
It’s remarkably quiet for an early Sunday afternoon in one of China’s biggest cities. In…
April 22, 2013
Admission to Yale – Do I Deserve it?
It used to be that comments like “You deserve it!” would make my day, as…
April 21, 2013
Pathfinder in Hollywood: On Responsibilities and Rebellion
Sanyee Yuan, a Harvard graduate, NBC page, pathfinder in Hollywood, tells us about her struggles…
March 29, 2013
[Only in Boston…and San Francisco] Putdowns and Patience
“That show was the worst thing I’ve ever seen.” “Yeah, total waste of time.” The…
March 11, 2013
[On Career] An Encounter with My Future Self[关于事业] 遇见未来的自己
On the bus to the Hong Kong airport a while back I sat down next…
February 1, 2013
Getting to know Suzhou探索苏州
Getting to know Suzhou (苏州) is one of my top priorities for 2013. Between work…
January 30, 2013
China’s AIM Saved My Research中国的即时通救了我的调查
I was a recent American college graduate dropped in central China with a mission. I…
January 28, 2013
The after admission decision – picking a major录取之后的决定——选专业
With a decision letter starting with “Congratulations” and several “Congratulations” from my friends, I was…
January 8, 2013
“God Winks” on the train火车上的“上地眨眼”
A while back, I came across the term “God Winks” from a cousin. It was…
January 5, 2013
Random Acts of Kindness: The Beijing 饼 Elves 灵活的慈善行为：做北京的馅饼小精灵
Every year around the Holidays, I like to engage in some form of charity because,…