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Things I Dislike: Hummers, Crocs.

Posted in Thoughts on 25 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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I’m too tired to write a post about actual events, but expect pictures to come soon!

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Excitement and Fear (Mostly Fear)

Posted in Beijing, China, Thoughts, Vietnam, Writing on 20 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last fall I was going through my Word documents when I found something that looked like part journal entry part life commentary.  It was about when I first arrived in Beijing last summer. 
It began: “When I first arrived in Beijing I felt this sense of dread driving down the freeway to Beijing University’s campus. As [...]

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Saving Fish from Drowning

Posted in China, Thoughts, Writing on 18 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The gnarled pine, I would have said, touch it.  That is China.  Horticulturalists from around the world have come to study it.  Yet no one has ever been able to explain why it grows like a corkscrew, just as no one can adequately explain China.  But like that tree, there it is, old, resilient, and [...]

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奥运会

Posted in Beijing, China on 14 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

So far the Beijing Olympics have been going pretty well for China, except for the part where an American was killed in a random act of violence.
On Friday afternoon I went to the UMass Memorial travel clinic with my mom, which was… interesting. Since I was just in China last year, I didn’t need to [...]

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Olympic Countdown

Posted in Thoughts on 7 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

1 DAY! I’m so excited.
8/8/8 at 8:08 AM. Now that’s an auspicious time if I ever saw one. *fingers crossed* Good luck, everyone!  Good luck, Beijing!

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Mission Impossible: Achieved!

Posted in Beijing, China, Vietnam on 3 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I got my visas for Vietnam and China in the mail yesterday! I was so happy – 我真兴奋！I knew the Vietnam one was all set a few weeks ago, but the Travisa agent kept emailing and calling me asking for supporting documents for my Chinese visa. I knew I would run into problems because of [...]

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