[I wrote this review of Peter Hessler's River Town while I was still living in China between 2005 and 2009. The book and this review are still relevant. I had the privilege to interview Hessler for Terracotta Typewriter in 2010 … Continue reading
Happy 2013! Now that we’ve all recovered from our New Year’s hangovers, we can plan for the year and make those resolutions. Of course, I’ve never been much for resolutions–every year is more or less the same: travel more, read … Continue reading
For a short time before the Beijing Olympics in 2008, I taught at a language center in Shenzhen. It wasn’t entirely legal as the company couldn’t get me a residence permit and had me apply for business visas for which … Continue reading
More than a few people asked me if I speak Spanish prior to and after my journey to Panama. My answer was rather jumbled. I haven’t studied Spanish since my freshman year in college–I took Spanish 3 that spring and … Continue reading