Traveling Alone

Wow, what an adventure. Looking back on my trip feels a bit surreal. "I did that?" Yes, I did that. Europe The whirlwind trip ...

To me, this embodies the average hutong. It's a bit run-down, but no one is asking for anything fancy! My last weekend in Beijing ...

Something small has been weighing me down this whole trip. I packed very carefully, bringing only what was absolutely necessary. But I...

Do I like Beijing? I've been asking myself that since February 2008, but have been absolutely pestering myself about it for the last f...

This is the outside of my building from the back alley. After three weeks of class at Beijing University, where I lived in a hotel, I ...

A blurry morning bike ride through the empty streets of Beijing. My professor calls it the "midnight" bike ride, but it'...

I can't overstate how awesome my day was. Today I did something I have been looking forward to ever since I picked up Paul French'...