China Celebrates with Lots of Tanks (or Why I’m Leaving Beijing Next Week)
October 1st is a big deal in Beijing this year. Which is why next Thursday I am LEAVING CHINA. Not Continue Reading
Travel
7 Things That Catch Me Off-guard When I Visit the U.S.
My Chinese visa expired. Time out. R.I.P. My future hangs in the grasp of the Chinese consulate in D.C. In Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Passports
The time has finally come to say goodbye to my single favorite item: my passport. My old one is officially Continue Reading
Over the River and Up the Ladder to the Great Wall We Go: Huanghuacheng with Kelly
I was hoping to post a blog, “Return to India: My (ex-boyfriend’s) Best Friend’s Wedding” as the third installment of Continue Reading
Return to India Part II: Nostalgia in Chandigarh
I think it’s time to invent a new word. There’s a phenomenon I’ve experienced a few, poignant times in my Continue Reading
Return to India Part I: Arriving in Delhi + The Andaman Islands
Intro I’ve lived in a lot of places in my 20s: Hungary, Czech Republic, Argentina, Vietnam, Colombia… Sometimes I’m Continue Reading
Ice Light Wonderland
The first time I heard about Harbin was during a Chinese lesson on weather about two months ago. My teacher Continue Reading
Another Year of Nomadic Blues: Reflections on another year past
Years ago, I had the best New Years Eve of my life. I was in college, partying with my friends, Continue Reading
The Wall
Last weekend, I finally checked off the most iconic of the Chinese tourist attractions and the 6th of the 7 Continue Reading
Three Thanksgivings of China
I’m a bit late to the party, as it’s been a week and a half since Thanksgiving. That’s because here Continue Reading