Category: around my neighborhood
Updated on July 31, 2011
Last day in pictures
I’ve now been back stateside a little more than a week. Jet lag is conquered and graduate papers are semi-conquered. Tomorrow I head up to Wheaton and Monday, yes Monday, as in the fourth of July, I begin… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Pain in the neck
Sorting through all the things you accumulate over a period of six years and figuring out how to move all of that back to America in two fifty pound suitcases is a pain in the neck. But that’s… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Chinese Acrobats
I thought Chinese acrobats were primarily found in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai where they astonish and delight hordes of tourists passing through. However, lately I’ve become convinced that a few acrobats have fled their former occupation… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Faster than the speed of light
Have you ever wondered how China could change at such an impossibly fast speed? Exhibit A: A dormitory is currently being built right outside my window. Which means I get an up close and personal glimpse into the Chinese… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Stereotypical China
We think in stereotypes. Whether or not we admit we think in stereotypes perhaps depends on how politically correct we are attempting to be at the moment. But the simple fact is that our brains are constantly lumping, associating and… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Turning the corner
It was the scent that drew me there. I was leaving the teaching building this afternoon and for once was halted by a pleasant smell. I glanced over at the bushes next to the building, and somewhat surprised… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Sunday snapshot: The Shoe Shop
When I leave China, one of the things I’ll miss the most is the local shoe-key-zipper-random-repair-fix-it shack. I realize that’s a whole lot of words to describe a tiny building on wheels, but I assure you all words are… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Baby it’s cold outside
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I love feminine and flirty winter clothes. Wool skirts, high heeled boots, colorful scarves, cute hats, wool coats. I love that when I don said attire, my students greet… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Naked trees & a repost
Chinese pruning has struck again. This time in a more drastic fashion than ever before. I’ve grown accustomed to seeing small trees, in particular the cherry trees, being yearly cut back to an extent that future growth seems… Read More
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