Just One More Minute of Studying (Xueqing)

Just One More Minute of Studying (Xueqing)

Inspiration Words: AirPods and Milk tea Wang Xueqing (wahng ssee-yoo-eh cheeng) stared at the pile of books on her desk. Then she turned around to look at the clock on the wall at the back of the classroom: 9:15 p.m. In forty-five more minutes, they could return to...
Lessons around Wooden Buckets of Rice

Lessons around Wooden Buckets of Rice

As a non-Chinese person living in China, I get a lot of stares. Over the years I’ve lived here, I’ve noticed a shift and people don’t stare as much as they used to, and that could be because I now live in a large city; expats and foreign students are pretty common....
飞向梦乡(艾丽)

Living the Dream (Ellie)

Inspiration Words: LA and Terracotta “Where is the international terminal?” Ellie asked someone with a nametag, hoping they could direct her to the right area. “Go outside and turn left.” That sounds simple enough, Ellie thought as she thanked Jill with the nametag...

Read Snapshots of China Online

I want to make my stories more available for anyone to read. For that reason, I’m going to start releasing one story a week on my website. I’ll release the story in English, but I’ll also release it in Chinese! These Chinese translations have never been released...