June 6, 2013
A Year Out, A Year Wiser
It’s the time of year when newspapers are starting to fill up with commencement addresses,…
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 23, 2013
Sleeping on an Oven in China’s Countryside
This morning I awoke in Beijing not wanting to get out of bed. Why would…
April 16, 2013
Special Post: Boston, Beijing, and the Marathon Bombs
I woke up on Tuesday morning to the sound of text messages pinging in my…
March 23, 2013
The Chaos of the Weekend Train Rides
Anticipation, restlessness, and chatter fills the air. I stand in line, bouncing on the tips…
March 15, 2013
[Only in Ping’an] Mimi Comes to Dinner
The renegade artist Ai Wei Wei explained once that he owned 40 cats and one…
March 9, 2013
Fresh Pig Feet and an Oily Head – An Authentic Chinese New Year (Part 2)新鲜猪脚和一颗油头— 纯正的中国年 （二）
When we arrived at my friend’s home in Shanxi just after midnight, someone opened the…
March 2, 2013
An Authentic Chinese New Year (Part 1)一个真实的中国新年（第一部分）
My friend from Peking University invited me to spend the Spring Festival vacation at her…
February 28, 2013
Homecoming 回家
The Chinese New Year holiday is all about “home.” It is a time when everyone…
February 23, 2013
Trailblazing in China中国的交通
Bus - through the Yunnan rural countryside This was the second method of transportation I…
February 15, 2013
“Flushing the Wave” at Sun Moon Bay在日月湾冲浪
Surfing in China is called 冲浪 and literally translates as "flushing" a wave. If you…
February 9, 2013
Time Travel through China穿越中国的时间之旅
In three days I travelled from the fossilized world of Xi’an to Shanghai’s busy streets…