EXCERPT: I was transferring subway trains when I saw it starring at me from outside the metro terminal. I froze. I hadn't seen one since leaving the States, where their population had grown out of control. Nobody else seemed to notice or care, but I felt compelled to further investigate this most unexpected encounter – a Wal-Mart... EXCERPT: A few weeks ago, I received a response to one of my blog posts from a young lady with roots in the Coal Region. Her name was Erica Redline, a Jim Thorpe native, and she’d be spending a few weeks working on graduate research in Beijing, the post said. We corresponded via email and were able to meet up for lunch... EXCERPT: Hello neighbor. Huixinxijie Nankou. Try saying that name five times fast. It may seem like a horrible foreign disease, but Huixinxijie Nankou is actually the name of the nearest subway (underground metro) station to our hotel. Over the past three weeks, it’s proven to be a lifesaver on my many excursions around Beijing... EXCERPT: Imagine a street lined with nothing but bars, bright lights and an endless supply of cheap beer. Decent music is playing in the background. It’s a college-aged person’s paradise – San Li Tun... EXCERPT: Since arriving in Beijing, I’ve visited Tiananmen Square about five or six times. There’s something about the awesome size, the monuments, buildings and overall setup of the square that draws me to it. Before arriving in China, Tiananmen had only existed in photographs and images from TV specials. Standing made those photos and images more significant... |
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