I had something happen to me twice this week that I haven’t had happen to me before. In this area there haven’t been too many street vendors on the main roads since the Olympics, something about beautifying the city and whatnot. They’ve been popping up more and more lately, although they aren’t as commonly seen [...]
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Jenny and Amanda arrived in Beijing yesterday and their jet-lagged selves are zonked out on the living room floor right now. It’s been a longer-than-usual absence, but here are finally some pictures from Guilin.
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My sister, Jenny, and her friend Amanda are coming to visit me in Beijing in May! As I was booking Jenny’s flight via Air Canada, I was given the option of selecting a meal preference. Here were the options: Asian vegetarian meal bland meal diabetic meal gluten free meal Hindu meal Kosher meal low calorie [...]
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There’s a cold front in Beijing this weekend that will extend into this week. Temperature highs are in the teens with lows in the single digits… brr! Snow flurries were flying around last night and this is what I woke up to this morning: This is genuine non-government-induced 100% natural snow, unlike when I reported [...]
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