I learned this weekend that a social media friend passed away in Scotland at a young age from cancer. Although I'd never met Nick, he regaled many with stories of growing up in Hong Kong and balls at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, where he wore a kilt.When I traveled to … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
The leaves are finally turning in Chicago. Last week they were all still green and still on the trees, but now they're yellow and red and on the sidewalk. I've been dog-sitting my mom's Shitzu most of this month and have noticed the changing of the leaves since I'm out walking … [Read more...]
An evening with Lenora Chu
Last night I had so much fun meeting Lenora Chu, author of Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve (Harper, 2017). She was reading at Common Good Books in St. Paul, Minnesota, a super cozy bookstore in a fun area near Macalester College. … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This summer I spent time in New York and Hong Kong, so it was fun to run into this bar in Hong Kong last month. When I stay in New York, it's with my brother, who lives off the Q and B lines. I take those to another station in Brooklyn before changing to the N or R for places … [Read more...]
Hong Kong pawn shop signs
So many of Hong Kong's neon lights are gone now. Some streets look completely bare compared to a decade or two ago.But I've noticed that the pawn shop signs are still going pretty strong. If pawn shops have closed up, the signs are of course gone. But if they're still … [Read more...]
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