Coping with Chaos
December 04, 2011
Tonight, we had a great opportunity for a teachable moment. If you read between the lines, you will know that this is code for a challenging day. Â O...
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Understanding Hong Kong
December 03, 2011
Hong Kong is New York. It took me a while to figure out what Hong Kong reminded me off. It is clearly not China. At first, I could not understand w...
Channeling Our Inner Sardine
December 01, 2011
Midnight, Thursday night/Friday morning: I am on a sleeper bus from Yangshuo toward Hong Kong. You might think I mistyped that - surely I meant a sle...
Biking and Learning
November 30, 2011
We spent the day cycling in the Chinese countryside. We rode to a 1400 year-old Banyan tree. We then rode to Moon Hill, a beautiful karst mountain...
Pursuing the Perched Pagoda
November 30, 2011
Some days the creative juices dry up. Â Insights are slow to come. Â Clever commentary seems elusive. I am guessing this is one of those days. Â As you...
Foreign or Familiar? (and a Nosebleed)
November 28, 2011
 Last night, we watched the “Lion King” and the start of “Night at the Museum”. At dinner, we heard “Endless Love”, “Fast Car”. “Girl from Ipanema...