Tag Archives: Beijing

Learning Chinese

In the past ten days or so, from walking around the monuments in Beijing, to buying train tickets, to roaming around Shanghai and bicycling through Sozhou, I’ve begun to develop an understanding and appreciation for this part of China, the … Continue reading

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Reminiscing about Laos, Development

Sitting in a hotel room in Beijing, with a view of construction cranes, concrete slabs that are apartment complexes, and as I try to make out the mountains in the background through the haze of pollution, I think back to … Continue reading

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