The Silent Night
When I was going to the airport on Beijing Sunday morning to return to Minnesota, my taxi driver asked me what is a very common...
Blizzard in the Bird’s Nest
Having successfully dazzled the world as the site of the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics and the sporting events that followed, the Olympic...
Pitching a Tent
After making noticeable progress on a daily basis for the first couple of weeks, my improvement seemed to slow down a bit this week. I...
Going Global
I've become a walking (well, hobbling, really) advertisement for globalization…. ….an American… …born in Pakistan… …living in China… …and now with 3 Swiss screws in...
Happy Delivery
When I began teaching English in China way back in 1984, people here were still quite isolated from the outside world. When I and my...