Looking Back: The Jet-Lagged Dream

The next morning my jet-lagged body woke me up at the beautiful hour of five am. I lit up a cigarette and sat on the little ledge in front of my window. Before you ask why I was smoking in a temporary living place I’ll precursor it with this. It’s China. You can smoke anywhere […]

Looking Back: My First Day in China

Waking up in a place that you’ve never been before, and quite frankly don’t recall falling asleep in, is an alarming experience. To do so with a 75-pound Chinese woman leaning over top of you, grinning down at you, half in the front seat, half in the back makes that alarming feeling change from a […]