Monthly Archives: June 2009

I’m so over this city

I’m so over this city

Not really—I’ve loved Beijing a lot. Today’s our last full day in Beijing, and we’ve had the day mostly to ourselves. This morning, ...

 

798 Art Village – Where Originality Originated

798 Art Village – Where Originality Originated

Today was the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, and it turns out the rest of the world cares way more than the Chinese ...

 

Another day, another dollar

Another day, another dollar

I've been rationing myself, now that I'm reduced to the $100 US (almost Y700) that I got changed out after I lost my wallet. It's been ...

 

Like an Olympian

Like an Olympian

Today was a pretty standard day-- Chinese class in the morning, speaker in the afternoon, time off in the late afternoon (SOOO needed!), and-- highlight ...

 

Hooray for Mondays

Hooray for Mondays

First and foremost, I want to gripe about the internet here.  China's supposed to be using more internet bandwidth than the United States, and yet ...