Attempting to Get to Mongolia

Raise your hand if you are already aware of my dislike for flying. Good. Every hand is raised.
I flew to Mongolia last week. Ulaanbaatar is the capital and it sits in the middle of nowhere. Well, to be fair, the whole country of Mongolia is sorta in the middle of nowhere. It’s a large country [...]

I Have Stories to Write

I have tons to tell you. I have stories that will make you laugh. I have stories that will make you gasp. I have stories that will make you… i don’t know… but they’ll do something. I have stories.
My friend Patrick told me that i must tell you some of my stories from Mongolia that [...]

A Short Work Update

What exactly have i been up to lately? And what’s on the horizon? Let me break it down for you:

The past month has involved putting together a whole assortment of marketing materials so that we can find college students who want to come spend a month in Asia next summer. This has included: print ads, [...]

The Street View

A while ago i showed you the aerial view from my apartment. Now i want to take you down to the street level and show you what it looks like. This street runs in front of my apartment building. It’s a small road and always bustling with people. All of the restaurants on the left [...]

Subway Rides

Happy 60th China

Yesterday (Oct. 1) China turned 60 years old. “Wait a minute,” you say, “I thought China was the oldest civilization on earth?”
Good point. Let me explain.
In 1949 Mao Zedong declared China to officially be the People’s Republic of China and that is when today’s communist China officially began. So on October 1 China celebrates her [...]

Mr. Tian

I want to tell you a story. These stories help make up who i am and what my days look like. I hope these stories paint a picture of my life and somehow encourage you or at the very least give you a good laugh. However, this story is not funny. It’s real. I hope [...]

It Feels Good

I haven’t blogged in six days and it feels good.
I enjoyed authentic community with amazing friends in Hong Kong and it feels good.
I’m back in Beijing and it feels good.
I have a ton of work to do in the next several weeks and it feels good.
It feels good to have the conversations like i had [...]

Summer 2009 Memories

As i settle back into Beijing my mind is beginning to process all that happened during the summer in America. I have amazing memories from this past summer. It was very unforgettable in ways that i can’t put into words here. But here’s my best shot at identifying some of my favorite memories from the [...]

10 Things I Hate About Beijing

That is such a downer title! Wow. Before you get all worked up and think i had a terrible day let me explain myself. It’s in honor of the movie, “10 Things I Hate About You.” The apex of the movie is when what’s-her-name is reading her poem to the class and she’s rattling off [...]