life in Beijing

Dec 19, 2014 wangbo

I’m done. Finished. Well, not quite, but…. Yesterday morning was my last ever lesson taught

Oct 7, 2012 wangbo

I found Matt’s take on Weibo’s place in Chinese civil society quite intriguing, but there’s

I was recently reminded, indirectly, that this happened eight years ago. Clearly the older you

July 21, the day of That Big Rain, the storm that wiped out Fangshan, we

Apr 22, 2012 wangbo

This week I got my students to tell me stories about mysteries. Two separate students

Sometimes I’m tempted to think you can get just about everything in Beijing. Sometimes the

Nov 7, 2011 wangbo

My mum was here for a month, went home on Saturday. It’s always interesting watching

May 20, 2011 wangbo

So as it turns out, it’s actually old news, dating back to March 1 this

You just know that a day that starts with you being woken just after 5am

Two weeks and two days ago my daughter was born. Well I think it’s fine,