No Medical Privacy Here
Yesterday I decided to slip away from my conference to visit a local hospital here in Chiang Mai. I wanted to see a dermatologist about...
Three Kinds of Foreigners
I'm in Chiang Mai, Thailand this week, attending a conference. Unlike Bangkok, it's big sister in the south, Chiang Mai is a laid back town...
Happy Niu Year!
Here in Beijing we are only 15 minutes away from the beginning of a new year–the Year of the Ox. The fun thing about that...
A Dog’s Life
I stumbled across this column by humorist Dave Barry. It's for all you dog lovers out there. Be warned, though: do not read this if...
Sharpening the Knife
One of the fun (and difficult) things about the Chinese language is that since it's been around for 5000 years or so, it has an...