| the old pond / frog jumps in / plop! – Matsuo |
When Marco Polo left Italy for China in the year 1271 with his father and uncle he had no idea what he was in store for. Along a similar vein, two weeks ago every Peace Corps Trainee received their site placement for the next two years. It is the place where they will teach and eat…
Our students were bright and had a wide range of English skills. They could read good. One had previously published an organic chemistry article in an American journal of science. Another was my 7 year old host brother.
The hot, sticky blue dot there is Chengdu. This summer it’s the city where I live. My time here, as well as the air pollution, has taken my breath away. But you know that already since I haven’t squeaked out an update yet. Well open your pores. Time to pump a trickle of life back into this…
There are times in life when you know that you’re in for a treat. When you sense that you’ve signed on for a worthwhile hiking trip in the mountains or a meaningful Tinder date. Most of the doubts you had have been rationalized away and you’re left with nothing but giddiness. You think of an…
This. Honestly. It brings me back to December 2006. It’s why I joined the Peace Corps. World of Warcraft had just come out with it’s first expansion pack: The Burning Crusade. The game allowed players to create an avatar character that they could use to travel throughout the untamed lands of Azeroth (lol I know)…
Alright, so here’s the thing. My mom wants me to post anecdotes from my life at least once a week – I think that’s do-able. At least depending on the Internet situation in China, which I hear is really amazingly quite amazing. In any case, you can expect to hear about my struggles at least…
