Yesterday, while having lunch with some friends at a cafe in the Ritan Park area of Beijing, we spotted our waitress squatting beside the table next to us. Leave a comment on this post and tell me what you think she is doing. I love Beijing!
Month: April 2013
Lu Lingzi’s Dream
On April 15, 2 home-made bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring dozens. One of those killed was 23-year old Lu Lingzi, a graduate student at Boston University. She and her friend were waiting near the finish line when the bombs exploded. Lu Lingzi was living the dream of practically every student…
Going Underground in Beijing
On Wednesday afternoon I landed back in Beijing, after being away for 5 months. I’ll be in town for a month, connecting with people and working on a couple of projects. I must admit that it was strange to arrive without having an apartment of my own to go to. Never mind; thanks to the…
The Summer Palace
I’ve been going through some old photos again, and I ran across this one, taken at the Summer Palace in the spring of 2008. See, it’s not smoggy all the time!
Flying Penguins
As a lover of all penguins, I think that this may very well be the greatest April Fool’s prank of all time. Thanks, BBC.