September 3, 2013 “Where are you from?” This question is common enough for people who travel outside their native lands. As an Indian immigrant to the US, it was easy for me to answer this question with “I am originally… Read More ›
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What is your Chinese name?
May 10, 2013 Beijing What is your “Chinese name?”. That question hit me squarely between the eyes with a DING! and made me realize for the first time that we were really moving to a ‘foreign’ country. Many of us… Read More ›
70s Glasses, Foot Massages, and such: A Mosaic of First Impressions in Beijing
Sunday, May 5, 2013 This is a mosaic of my first impressions of Beijing, viewed through the multicolored lenses of my own background: ethnically-Indian, naturalized-American, now a fresh expat in Beijing. I call it a mosaic because these are bits… Read More ›
