Jun 6, 2017
It is difficult for most people, myself included, to grasp how large Beijing is. The population density is staggering to most of us, as there are about 22 million people living there and it is still growing! The population growth has led to a few unique problems, and...
Jul 8, 2014
What an impressive body of water! I have only seen the Yangtze River just north of Shanghai, but it is very memorable if you have ever seen the river at this location. There is a HUGE bridge that spans the river and it seems like you will never reach the other end of...
May 22, 2014
Water, Water Everywhere Since my grandparents were great gardeners, I observed a few things while watching the Chinese around my campus work in their gardens. One of the first things I noticed is that my Chinese neighbors would use lots of water on their plants. The...
May 15, 2014
Heaven on Earth Spring is my favorite season of the year. I hate cold weather (except on the few occasions I find myself snow skiing), so I love the promise of better things to come which spring gives us. I also love the new life that is all around us: the baby birds...
Mar 4, 2014
Don’t want this to be you in China? Well, I don’t either. Hopefully, this image evokes some uneasy feelings of something you ate or drank in the past that didn’t sit too well with your system. You probably vowed to avoid that something for a very long time. Well, tap...