Yesterday morning, I took a taxi to the German beer hall, called Drei Kronen Brauhaus 1308 or Three Crowns. There, I met three very fun Ger...

One of the things that any native English-speaking person will notice in Asia is an abundance of funny signs. The first sign I saw, when I d...

The crown jewel of the Changchun tourism industry is the palace of Pu Yi, who is usually referred to as the Last Emperor of China . On Monda...

Though I resent that I need to explain myself repeatedly, I often am asked why I came to China as a 36 year-old member of the Massachusetts&...

The lights just went out for the third or fourth time since I have been here (eventually, I will lose count, if I have not already). With...

Since my arrival a week ago, with crescendoing intensity, fireworks have peppered the night and, not infrequently, the daytime. Last evening...

On the 29th of December, 2010, word went out from the People's Government of Jilin Province: As the 2011 Spring Festival is approachin...