By the time I mentioned that eggplants are purple, all hope was lost. The house […]
Category: China
In Which I Understand the Princess and the Pea
The good news is that through patience and perseverance, I walked again. It was dicey […]
In Which the Chinese Dream Is Mine
In the 1950s, Chairman Mao declared that a watch, a sewing machine and a bicycle […]
In Which Chinese Public Education Is Marked by Tears and Hissing
I won’t go so far as to say I got my job under false pretenses, […]
In Which I Continue My Assault on the Uyghur Restaurant
New plan: Rather than succumb to the bitterness of being misunderstood — and really, Wo yao […]
In Which I’m Defeated by Commerce
There’s a place in Mangonia Park, Fla., called the 45th Street Flea Market. It is […]
In Which I’d Had It
It’s possible, I discovered, to stomp the entire distance between my school and the This […]
In Which the World Is Mine with a Ni Hao and a Smile
The juice box was unexpected but not unwelcome, handed to me by a little boy […]