I never thought I’d spend so much time each day thinking about drinking water. But I am, I am consumed both by water that I drink (it’s often lukewarm and gross) and water that I don’t drink (8 glasses a day? that’s not gonna happen).
Making Friends
Meeting new people after college is hard. I am slowly starting to find my place in the beautiful crazy mess that is Shanghai and I’m lucky to have both roommates and co-workers who I love spending time with, but it’s meeting people…
The Sacred and the Profane
Four years ago, I spent a magical summer in Paris, capturing memories in a long-forgotten blog. Every Thursday, I’ll post my favorite entries from that blog. This is reprinted from 7-7-10. My day began in a church. My afternoon ended…
Fighting loneliness
I may write (mostly) about the silly and the inane, but sometimes life abroad get complicated. I go throughout periods of being so happy about my new life in China. It’s disorienting and enthralling (except for the poison water). But then,…
Roman Columns and Jewish Turnovers
Four years ago, I spent a magical summer in Paris, capturing memories in a long-forgotten blog. Every Thursday, I’ll post my favorite entries from that blog. This is reprinted from 7-14-10. This post is dedicated to food. Le Marais…
Salted Cheese Tea and other things I've put into my mouth.
One of my favorite parts of the Shanghai experience so far has been seeking the grossest food I can find — and eating it. Salted cheese bubble tea (many things here are mistranslated, so the reality can be much worse) is high on…