Asia
Saved by strangers at Chongqing hotpot
The bright lights and red façade attracted us to the first-floor hotpot restaurant not far from Chongqing’s Liberation…
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Blog
Dear President Obama…..
October 9, 2013 TO: Barack Obama, President United States of America Dear Mr. President, In my 58 years,…
Blog
The teacher, the boy, and his Red Sox
“Teacher, there are so many things I do not understand. It all seems so wide, so big, so…..lost,”…
Asia
Malaria madness…fevers, chills and the cookie doctor
In my altered state of malaria-induced fogginess, New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport presented itself as an oblong-shaped mass…
Asia
Ambushed by India…all of it
I was not prepared for you, India. I had expected to tolerate you, coexist, to survive you. Armed…
Asia
The madness, magic and mystery of India
Crimson sarees trimmed with sparkling gold thread. Chartreuse turbans perched on men with time-lined faces and enormous bushy…