An American Abroad
Shane English Yuxi held a dinner last night to welcome me to the faculty. We gathered at a large restaurant complex of several stories and many rooms. Remember the Shanghai nightclub scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where Indy is … [Continue reading]
I looked at this photo a half dozen times before I saw the hand. A private moment in a public park. You can buy almost anything in the street markets here. A mid-morning rest. Colorful pagoda on a grey day. There was beer at … [Continue reading]
I was in Kunming on Monday and today the city is underwater. This photo from a series by a local news agency shows what it looks like now. It rained most of the day here in Yuxi, but so far we have not had any flooding. However, as noted earlier, … [Continue reading]
Not four weeks past the summer solstice and we're already heading into the tunnel. I walked out of my apartment tonight at 8:15 and it was almost dark. Maybe a third of the small shops in my neighborhood were shuttered against the night, but passing … [Continue reading]
I have rarely been disappointed by turning off the main streets and exploring the alleyways of Yuxi. … [Continue reading]
When I was describing the three-wheeled vehicles of Yuxi recently, I forgot about this beauty: … [Continue reading]
I spent Monday in Kunming, the city of 6.5 million people that lies about an hour north of Yuxi. I'd been there twice before, once when I first flew to China and again when I had my visa physical, but I'd never even started to explore the city. I … [Continue reading]
Half the vehicles on the roads of Yuxi have two or three wheels. The vast majority of the two-wheeled variety are scooters and small motorcycles. Bicycles may have reigned supreme on Chinese streets forty years ago, but they are a tiny minority today … [Continue reading]
A couple of friends have suggested I write about my journey from Detroit to Kunming and the unexpected situation I found myself in upon arrival. I’m not sure it was particularly blogworthy, but by popular demand, here goes…. On June 19, I flew … [Continue reading]
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