Tag: China
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Chinese Ribbons Make a Minimalist
There is no such thing as a free lunch, the glass is either half-empty or half-full, keep up with the Jonses’, the bigger the better… Embellished. Ornate. Lavish. Outlandish. It seems that there is no room left for the minimalist in today’s society… But in the middle of Beijing, China;…
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From China to America in 5 Minutes
I’m on the 5th hour of a 13-hour flight from China to America… and I have writer’s block. I would love to write a series of thought-provoking posts about my travels, but inspiration betrays me at the moment. I’m currently in a “time change Twilight Zone”. A 12-hour time hop.…
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Weird Chinese Food: Scorpions on a Stick for 5 Yuan
The great Buddha once said, “When in China, dine as the Chinese do”… and that’s exactly what we did…. Okay, Buddha never said that– but it sounds cool. Steve and I stepped of the Korean Airlines flight at approximately 4:30am (Chinese time), and in our jetlagged stupor we make a…
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A Wild Goose Pagoda, and a Legendary Tale.
This Pagoda was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty. But this isn’t a boring Asian history lesson; it’s actually a pretty awesome legend story. I know what you’re thinking… The name “Wild Goose Pagoda” seems pretty crazy, right? So, I’m gonna control the crazy and tell you a pretty…
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Threes: The Summer Palace, China
Historians believe that Confucius once said, “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” I hope historians are right, because I really like that quote. A series of three photos: I snapped the following series of pictures during a trip to the Beijing Summer Palace; one of the most beautifully…
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Families and Fruit Tents
A Beijing Fruit Tent: During my time at the Beijing University of Agriculture I stayed on a street that reminded me a lot of an American festival. Families working, with griddles lined up side-by-side cooking various foods “on a stick”, fruit and drink tents, and the occasional bootleg DVD stand. The…
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A Beijing Fish Market
I spent part of my summer in Beijing China at their University of Agriculture. On this day, in particular, I went on a walk with a Chinese student which led me to a Chinese Fish Market. This consisted of a 50 meter long street which was insanely busy with buyers,…
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The Beijing Subway Artist
I met this man on the steps of a subway station in Beijing, China. What initially drew me to him was the beautiful drawings he had displayed on the walkway in front of him. He knew very little English, and at the time I spoke very little Mandarin. We could communicate…
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Step One: Get Your Life Together
We spend so much energy constantly trying to keep up with text messages, Facebook notifications, e-mails, junk mails, snail mails, bills, stocks, and game scores. We go through the routine of our day-to-day lives; whether that consists of going-to-work or working-from-home. We eat dinner with our spouses but don’t engage…