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!
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.