I’m back in the Twin Cities now, and enjoying one of the activities that I miss the most while I’m in China: driving. Nothing quite gives the feeling of freedom and independence than crusing around in one’s own dark green Honda! I especially love the roads here. Where are all the cars? And look, there […]
Tidy City
I’m back in The Twin Cities of Minnesota now, and my friends keep writing and emailing me with the question, "how’s Minnesota?" Well, after a week here, the on word that keeps popping into my head in response is TIDY. The houses are tidy. The lawns are tidy. The streets are tidy. The stores are […]
The Evening News
On Friday the Wall Street Journal had an interesting article , Two Youthful Anchors Give China’sa TV News a Jolt of Personality, about the sudden appearance of two new anchors on China’s evening news broadcast. It’s created quite a buzz: After their television debut this week, Li Zimeng and Kang Hui may be on their […]
The Smog Has Lifted
Today was a very strange day in Beijing. It was not only clear, but there were clouds in the sky—real clouds, the white puffy kind that are common on a summer day in the midwestern US. Almost made me feel like I was at home. This happens but once a year so I grabbed my […]
The Ultimate Sunscreen
As I mentioned in an earlier post, people in China (especially women) have an aversion to the sun. They will go to any length to prevent the sun’s rays from touching their skin. These ultimate visors are the lastest fad. We call them Darth Vader Hats. And they’re especially effective when accessorized with the "batman […]
The Government Suggests…
A friend of mine who is the Executive Director of a company in Shanghai sent me an email this morning with a copy of message that his secratary had sent him. It reads as follows: I was just informed that the "Six Countries Congress Meeting will be held in Shanghai from 14-18 June (Wednesday – […]
