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Aftershock
Ever since the earthquake, our lives here in China have slowly unraveled. Our school has practically disbanded, our friends have left town, and people are still sleeping outside in make-shift tents. I… more →
Chengdu Letters
Aftershock
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: Ever since the earthquake, our lives here in China have slowly unraveled. Our school has practically … more →
Hotpot
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: The Chinese people are often characterized as timid. They are cast as producers rather than inventor … more →
China Earthquake
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: Day 1 Monday morning was fantastic. I was giving final exams to some of my sophomores, sitting aroun … more →
South Gate
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: We are in a city of 11 million people, yet living on campus creates its own kind of isolation, its o … more →
The Chinese Puzzle
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: Chinese is like a little wooden puzzle-box: smooth on the outside, deceptively simple, polished and … more →
Tomb Sweeping, or Qing Ming Jie
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: It took four days for the leaves to open. One evening, riding back from the gym through the noisy, s … more →
March Comes in Like a Snowlion
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: By now, most of you are probably aware of the problems that Tibet and China are currently facing. Ma … more →
What We Talk About When We Talk About Talk
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: I may have mentioned this before, but – I’m way out of my league, professionally. Last term I taught … more →
Autumn Tree, Spring Tree
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: It is warmer now. I hung clothes out to dry on the balcony for the first time in months. No more bal … more →
Season X
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: This post was originally written in December, 2007. Outside, the mist is so thick I can barely see t … more →
The CPS
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: I’m not one of those people who lists “travel” as a hobby – that seems like something people do when … more →
"Foreign Expert"
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knifemaker wrote 1 year ago: It occurred to me somewhat suddenly the other day that many of you may not actually know what I’m do … more →
Gan En Jie (Thanksgiving)
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knifemaker wrote 2 years ago: Thanksgiving in Chengdu was all the things Thanksgiving should be: hectic preparation of too much fo … more →
When the Levee Breaks
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knifemaker wrote 2 years ago: A headline in the most recent edition of the China People’s Daily giddily proclaims that “a TV singi … more →
Shock and Paw
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knifemaker wrote 2 years ago: Note: this post was originally written November 9, 2007 When China isn’t serving you tea, mincing pa … more →
(R)Evolution
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knifemaker wrote 2 years ago: Happy birthday, People’s Republic. The first of October marked the 58th anniversary of the Communist … more →
Nuts and Bolts
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knifemaker wrote 2 years ago: This is just a note to readers – I apologize for the gaps in posts. Internet use is under both … more →
War of the Roses
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knifemaker wrote 2 years ago: There is a war in my life right now. The stakes are high – we’re talking about happiness and misery, … more →
Ear Tuning
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knifemaker wrote 2 years ago: People find pleasure in the strangest things – it’s the combinations that fascinate me: sitting in t … more →
