Early response to the column
I hope I can bother you with a couple of questions on expat housing in Beijing.Are the "housing compounds" you refer to only for Westerners, or do rich Beijingers live there to?If the above answer is rich locals, too, then this question probablydoesn't…
Today’s column
Expat Life: A Murder in Beijing SparksSoul-Searching on SecurityOur little expat world has been rocked by a murder. An American “trailing spouse” of an energy company executive here in Beijing was killed in her home in the middle of the…
Interview with Pres. of NBA China
This will be in the April issue of That's Beijing. In retrospect I certainly could have had some better questions prepared.Five Questions with Mark Fischer, Vice President, NBA China.•The NBA in China really took off in 2002, when Yao joined…
Sometimes Chinese class makes me want to…
... scratch my eyeballs out.I am tempted to throw in the towel and spend my time doing other things. But I'm not ready to do that yet.
Recent photos
Check out Anna getting ready to go to her first ballet class yesterday with Olivia Moy. I promise tutu pictures within two weeks.Last Saturday we went to the amusement park in Chaoyang Park downtown. We got there late on a frigid day with Eric…
Jacob’s Big Day, Eli’s Big Fit
Pictured here are Eli's traps for us.. not sure how well you can see the evil genius at work here.So Jacob had a great time yesterday. Last night we went to a dinner with the Newspaper Editors where I was widely introduced as “Jacob’s father.”…
Sopranos! Big ups to Steve goldberg
I couldn't even begin to describe how the whole thing works, but my IT guy Steve Goldberg hooked me up big time. After a 17-hour download (!), I was able to watch the Sopranos episode from Sunday night. It was great as most of you know and I…
Things change so fast here
This is a picture of some typical migrant housing. They throw this up at any big constructions site and the workers live there. They all come from far-away, rural, poor places. It’s really remarkable how fast things change here. We’ve only…
I forgot to mention the Sopranos
... when talking about feeling homesick. Of course, I can probably buy the whole season on DVD the day after it ends, but I really want to see these shows... I need to work on that... Steve Golderbg?And just to make clear, responding to a couple…
Missing March Madness
I have to say that March is a difficult month to not be home. You’ve got the Big East tournament, the Allmans pulling into the Beacon for 14 shows, March Madness in the air. I love all this stuff and I love the feeling of hope and renewal…