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
I took a walk this morning near East Lake to eat my breakfast (an egg boiled in tea, a savory bun, and warm soymilk). I sat on a stone wall and watched a fisherman and some grandparents walking with their… Read More »Building a New China
Today it rained in Wuhan, and it’s 90 degrees. Quite a respite from yesterday’s high of 102. I’m back in my favorite little coffee shop, Figaro. It’s actually the only coffee shop I know how to get to, but it… Read More »China and the “First World”
I’m back in Wuhan, and the high today will be 101 degrees. It’s only 10am, and already it is incredibly hot, humid, and still. Few places around here have air-conditioning, so when you leave somewhere cool, you must be prepared… Read More »WC Chinese-Style