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It’s 3pm and 100 degrees in Shanghai. I haven’t felt the heat, though, because I’ve been in my hotel room all day. I got the sniffles last night in People’s Park, and by 10pm my head was aching. Oh, what… Read More »China Hot

Starbucks has saved me again. It’s going to be a punishing walk back to my hotel–only 11am, and it’s already 95 degrees and very humid, but oh, I do love this coffee shop. I’m sitting by the back door, which… Read More »China Stories and Conversation

It’s going to be a hot one here in Wuhan. I’m back at Figaro’s because Starbucks was just too far to walk this morning. Also, I’ve got to be back on campus at noon–one of our Chinese hosts is going… Read More »Critical Thinking in China

Ah, at last a real coffee shop. I don’t drink coffee, but I do love what a coffee shop gives me–wifi, upbeat background music, a little table, and the buzz of intellectual activity. Thank you, thank you China and Starbucks.… Read More »Starbucks China Style

Everyone seems to be moving faster than I am this morning in Wuhan. Everyone except the very old woman walking in front of the coffee shop one half-step at a time. Rain is coming, and it is very hot and… Read More »Chinese National Treasures