ramblings of an expat Kiwi living in one small corner of Beijing

July 2009

And so I survived lesson 1 in book 1 of BLCU’s Classical Chinese series. Three

Well, it wasn’t an entirely fruitless trip. Almost, but not entirely. One of the things

To whoever came here via this google search, and to all others who may be

Jul 19, 2009 wangbo

Another installment in my reading of Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita: Note: Unless otherwise stated,

After a thoroughly exhausting semester, what I really needed was a break. Not too long

We got back from Qingdao last night, arriving at Beijing South Station about 8:30ish. We

Finally got a chance to sleep in this morning, and it felt good. Especially because

Jul 4, 2009 wangbo

I just deleted most of the photos I’ve uploaded here. It’s something I’ve been planning

Our dog is missing. He disappeared two days ago, but we weren’t told until six