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Monthly Archives: March 2011
A Weekend of Rugby and Civilization
I might exaggerate by calling a weekend trip to Hong Kong a pilgrimage to civilization, but man, three months in China feels like sixth months in real person work time. Phil and I dashed out of the mainland for 72 … Continue reading
Running Among the Faux-Blossoms
Did you know…. 1. Peaches originated in China. 2. The scientific name for peach, perscia, comes from the common misconception that peaches originated in Iran. But, in fact, they were brought to the Mediterranean a la the Silk Road. 3. … Continue reading
Digging For Treasure
Yesterday we were without power in our apartment again (why on Saturdays…why!?!?!). But at least this time we had a little notice and we planned to be out of the house all day. We started our day at a great … Continue reading
Just Another Day At the Office
Today I accompanied our Senior Kindergarten and Grade One students to go strawberry picking at a nearby strawberry farm five minutes from our school. Strawberries in Chinese are 草莓 or cǎoméi which translates directly as grass berry. The students have been … Continue reading
Why We Run With the Hash
Because every now and then, you get a beautiful run in the Sichuan countryside! This afternoon we joined the Chengdu Panda Hash on their bi-monthly run in the Chengdu countryside. We had a overflowing bus of local and expat runners, a … Continue reading
A Quiet Saturday Afternoon Walk
Or so we thought…. We were without power on Saturday afternoon in our apartment so after sleeping and reading the day away we decided to get our blood flowing again and take a nice long walk to our dear friends’ … Continue reading
Pizza Night at Utopia
The third installment of inviting our friends to our apartment and cooking with them happened on Tuesday with Ryan and Soleil. The theme for the night was pizza. With Ashley’s home made pizza dough (using Indian semolina) made the night … Continue reading
Vietnamese Night in Utopia
On Sunday we were fortunate enough to have a private/guest chef in our kitchen – Thi Nguyen. At Ashley’s birthday cook off, Thi offered to cook Rachael, Werner, Ashley and myself a bowl of Vietnamese goodness. As Ashley and I … Continue reading
When a Billion Chinese Jump – A China Book Review
“Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.” - Napoleon Image source here We got a kindle for Christmas (thanks Mom!) and while Phil and I earnestly wax philosophical about how we will never abandon the … Continue reading
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China Takes On the Colbert Report
Well, not China as a whole. But Evan Osnos of the New Yorker takes Stephen Colbert to task and fares pretty well. I frequently engage in Osnos’ blog “Letters from China” and was interested to see him straddle the fine … Continue reading
