Dog encounter makes me howl in fear
[2011-11-03 16:22]I recently pedaled my bike on the long, straight boulevard from Tsinghua University's northeast gate toward Wudaokou subway station.
Train travel is a lesson in eating away time
[2011-11-02 14:55]My wife and I boarded a train during the National Day holiday.
Finding what's serene to me far from the scenery
[2011-11-01 12:01]There are moments when Beijing can get a bit too much.
I'm the proof women drivers are worse than men
[2011-10-27 10:37]I have finally surrendered and now admit that an age-old claim is true: Women are far worse drivers than men.
When China says jump we need to ask, how high?
[2011-10-25 11:22]At the first university I taught at in China I used to discuss with my students what the campus would be like if every teacher started driving a car to class.
Getting a handle on rural China's baijiu culture
[2011-10-20 09:44]I had long heard that drinking rituals in China's rural areas are fiercer than in the cities.
T-shirt messages that simply don't 'feel fine, very much!'
[2011-10-19 11:09]A friend and I went on a mission in Shenzhen: to buy the funniest Chinglish T-shirts we could find.
Stolen cycles land me on saddle of a 'Flying Pigeon'
[2011-10-19 09:11]I felt a sense of disbelief. My bicycle was no longer where I had parked it.
A backseat driver has a front-row seat on car madness
[2011-10-13 11:12]I have the best time in the car when I'm with my Chinese in-laws.
What's in a name? Just about everything
[2011-10-12 10:34]Business cards are almost as important as the names themselves in China.
When school means more homework for mothers
[2011-09-28 11:51]I have been bombarded by criticism about my choice of a Chinese school for my English boy.
Gleaming venues, cheery volunteers, and pure spectacle
[2011-09-27 11:47]Another sporting event completed, another exhaustive, dazzling display by Chinese hosts.
