Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about Doctor Who and China. Somehow I'd think they'd go hand in hand, but Stuart has other thoughts about this. When he's not guest blogging here, he can be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stu:Greetings from China, “The … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Hong Kong
Since booking my trip to Hong Kong, I've been thinking about the places I hope to see in those four short days this April. But I've also been recalling my first year in Hong Kong when I moved there as a 19 year-old in the summer of 1990.This photo was taken days after my … [Read more...]
The Road to Hong Kong
Two weeks ago I came face to face with a tough decision (tough at the time) when Cathay Pacific announced a dirt cheap round-trip, non-stop flight from Chicago to Hong Kong.I haven't been back to Hong Kong since I left in 1998, pregnant with my first child and married to … [Read more...]
A morning with Anita Diamant
On Sunday morning I drove over to historic Oak Park, Illinois, the former home of Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright. I went to Oak Park to hear Author Anita Diamant speak before a full crowd at my synagogue, Oak Park Temple.I'd first heard of Anita Diamant in the late … [Read more...]
Spring Festival in Tianjin
Former China Daily columnist Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about his trip to his in-laws' over Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival. Stu's podcasts can be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. I have many a Chinese New Year memory at my former in-laws', so this really … [Read more...]
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