The reproduction of a beautiful sand mandala in the Tibetan/Nepalese Buddhist tradition by two Buddhist monks is photographed in stages at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Ackland Art Museum. Definitely worth a look.
10
Mar
2004
2004
Shanghai vs. Beijing
Comparisons of mainland China’s two key cities, and personal reflections on the meaning of it all.
08
Mar
2004
2004
Advice for China Hopefuls
By “China Hopeful” I mean someone who is considering coming to China to study or teach (or whatever).
The advice I have to give isn’t as cliche as “bring deodorant” — I hope you all know that you should bring a year’s supply of deodorant if you’re planning to come live in China. It’s also not the “bring clothes if you’re tall or big” thing, because you’ll have a hard time finding clothes in your size here. It’s not even …
05
Mar
2004
2004
Busful of Lonely
“Do you realize that out of all the people on this big long bus, the only two people making any noise are those two guys in the back?” I whispered to her. I think half the bus heard me. She smiled and nodded back.
04
Mar
2004
2004
Foreign Boyfriend, Chinese Parents
I normally am not very interested in reading Chinese online. I just really can’t get interested in a lot of what’s written about. Recently, though, I found something that caught my eye. The writer is a Chinese girl with a foreign boyfriend (who is also very coincidentally named John). When she told her parents about her boyfriend, they were less than supportive. Below is a translated excerpt from the original.
Friday, I finally mustered enough courage to tell my
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01
Mar
2004
2004
Getting Legal
I wanted to have a blast in Hangzhou all weekend, but somehow it turned out to be largely about getting legal.
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