We just got back from Cambodia last night, returning to a cold, grey Shanghai and a […]
Have I ever mentioned how much I loathe monkeys? In India, on an island just off […]
So the incessant festive explosions of last night continued until very very late, late enough for […]
As a Rooster, Doug’s mortal enemy in Chinese astrology is the Rabbit. And lo, come tomorrow, […]
Although I’ve been living in Shanghai for about a week shy of two years now, I’ve […]
So we went to Qibao yesterday, our first grand excursion in a week or so, as […]
Classes finished nearly two weeks ago but the final exam for my course was scheduled only […]
They arrived yesterday and they are jetlagged. However, I was a cruel daughter and we went […]
Remember how my students organized a Christmas party in a tea house at the side of […]
Remember that delusional law that says every city south of the Yangtze River is Tropical and […]
I just wanted to take a moment out of your presumably busy day to introduce you […]
  I’m a very optimistic person in spite of all my references to key words like […]