by Alison | Aug 27, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Metal and Coin The old woman walked slowly toward the piles of vegetables in the wet market, her empty metal basket clattering over the brick sidewalk as she pulled it behind her. Once inside, she picked through the piles of green vegetables, making...
by Alison | Aug 23, 2024 | Blog, Just Life
50 km Biking Adventure When I heard that my electricity was going to be off on Thursday morning, I knew that I wanted to be out of my apartment. My friend, Jaye, invited me over to their place to hang out this week, and I eagerly suggested Thursday. Jaye had heard...
by Alison | Aug 20, 2024 | Stories (Chinese)
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by Alison | Aug 20, 2024 | Stories (English)
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...
by Alison | Aug 17, 2024 | Blog, Just Life
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....
