As if my short blonde hair and obvious foreign-ism didn’t make me already stick out in the colossal sea of Chinese jet black hair and distinct features, here I was standing on a bench high over the furiously moving crowd looking for just one familiar face. I felt awkward, to say the least. I don’t [...]
“I think I need to worship Jesus Christ.” Pinky, Ginger, and I sat in the living room looking at our friend Apple as these words flowed from her mouth. Here we were, just in our simple living room, watching our dear friend realize in front of us that there is no other way but the [...]
Pinky and I were watching a movie the other day and humorously noticed that the name of a beauty parlor, one of the settings in the movie, was called “Curl up and Dye”. A beauty parlor of a different variety, and not as morbid, took place at our apartment Saturday night, one without hair dye [...]
“Do you believe there is real love in the world? What is the ultimate love?” These were two questions that took our dinner appointment the other night to a deeper level than the usual getting-to-know-you kind. I was amazed by this opportunity that had started because of what was on the cover of Nancy's notebook! [...]
Crushed by the weight of a heavy suitcase sitting on my lap, I ride in the backseat of a taxi attempting to make its way to Pinky, Ginger, and my new apartment. The city landscape draws closer and closer as we traverse the streets of GZ. The streets themselves become more narrow and populated until [...]
4 am. The darkness outside illuminated by the lightening streaking the sky and wakened by the sound of thunder rumbling and the pitter- patter of a light rain. 60 people and over 120 suitcases and backpacks crammed into a small room. Sweat and tiredness already plagueing us as some had to carry their suitcases down [...]
Calfs burning, sweat dripping, I looked up at the path that continued to rise in front of me. Behind me I dragged only one of my heavy bags, the other on a cart, but the weight was still practically unbearable. Step by step, I made my way up the hill only to come to another [...]
