There will be no resolutions for 2011. No promises to lose those 10 pounds, or exercise six days a week. There are no financial goals. No notes to drink less. Not even a goal to stop biting my finger nails. I have decided to make my own list of non-goals this year. Rather than focusing […]
Christmas night was spent with friends and a buffet of traditional Christmas goodies. Thanks to April Gourmet, a western grocery store here in Beijing, we were able to enjoy ourselves some surprisingly delicious, pre-cut turkey alongside other x-mas staples to fill up our festive paper plates. We spent the night eating, chatting, and cheering “Merry […]
I will always remember year 23. I was a little rebel that year. Why? I had my nose pierced. I stayed up until morning to catch the sunrise by Lake Michigan instead of sleeping. I flew to Boston and New York instead of saving my money during this economy. I worked as a part-time hostess/ […]
To improve on my Chinese listening skills, I have been attending lectures with my uncle at the science and technology museum every Saturday morning. Every week, parents bring their kids to these lectures in the hopes of them becoming the next Steve Jobs. Look at how cute he is! Why wasn’t I attending these lectures […]
The older I get, the more certain I am that I do not belong anywhere else, but in a city. Don’t get me wrong, growing up in the suburbs of Kansas, not to mention, in one of the best school districts, was a privilege, and with a Target at every street corner, what more could […]
