foshan
I wrote this last December, while in Foshan, China. I remember being upset about going home and I was just walking around when I stopped and…
small world
I noticed again this past week how much the world, my world anyway, has changed. 8:00 am, Guilin, China – My Mandarin Chinese teacher, Quentin, is…
riding marta
When I was returning from China last December, I thought I would give the subway in Atlanta another try. It had been several years since I…
afraid of my poem
I wrote it. It kept getting better. Draft after draft. Me, pretending I am crafting something. Believing the words are dripping with emotions and context and…
music here and there
My age, sex, and race do not easily give away my music preferences. But I do lean heavily towards English language songs with some appreciation for…
designed for traffic jams
In Shanghai, China there are many realistic options for getting around. In addition to driving a car, using ride-sharing services, riding a bus, renting a bike…
melancholy
There is an epidemic of suicide, especially in men my age. I can understand why. I’m tired. I have lived a long time. So long that…
dear ms. chan
Ms. Elim Chan, When I was in Hong Kong this past December, I would just stare up at all the high rise residential buildings. I thought…
peace in hong kong
I think a lot about peace. I think a lot about how to stop thinking, worrying, feeling, hurting, knowing, all of it. How nice it would…
leaving shijiazhuang
I wrote this while riding on the train from Shijiazhuang to Wuxi in March 2018 but never published it. I have been afraid to share too…
my journey
i am looking for answers pero my time is short and i started late es muy complicado i only find the question and the answer a…
cross cultural sparks
So I am always wondering if this travel to China and interest in another culture is making any difference to anyone other than me. I am…
traffic patterns
I have noticed many times that traffic flows differently in China. It can be different in different parts of a city and I am sure drivers…
my first crazy act
Three years ago just a week before the American holiday called “Thanksgiving” the wonderful “family friendly”, “we care about the individual” place of work, Cox Communications,…
kindness at xinjiekou
I went shopping at the elaborate mall and underground food walkway at the Xinjiekou subway station here in Nanjing, China two days ago. I bought a…
cubans in wuhan
This city of more than 10 million people in central China is not like other Chinese cities I have visited. It is not a tourist spot.…
office space
I have spoken out for many years about using the tools we have to enable remote work. I promoted remote work to skeptical managers at AT&T…
pens & friends
I am half way around the world in Hong Kong and although I brought too much stuff with me I only brought one pen. It is…
hong kong
Everything is different in Hong Kong. It is like China but it’s not. Guangzhou is a sprawling, industrial, untamed expanse of Chinese capitalism – mile after…
connecting in guangzhou
I am sitting in the lobby bar at the Intercontinental Hotel in Guangzhou, China. I spent the day sleeping, swimming, and shopping, just trying to get…
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