Through minimal effort on my part, I found myself on the Great Wall with a friend last week. The sheer physical stamina required to hike the steep inclines and slopes didn’t exactly invite restful contemplation, but I managed to be still for a few moments, feel the wind and absorb the history beneath my feet. … More Seeing Red
Dear Ctrip, Thanks to you I won’t be seeing China. It started back in the winter. You changed my departure date for Guangzhou, from where I couldn’t wait to fly to Bali. Maybe you sensed how fed up I was with your country and decided to derail my plans a little bit. Since you generated … More “C” is for Cancelled
Every month or so at school, we do something called an English Carnival. Parents sign up their kids for an afternoon of language based games with foreign teachers. The kids have little cards with a list of the games and they are herded from room to room to play. Each time they finish a game … More Some Paper Money
Three days off from work and two of them have been successfully ruined by outings that turned out to be nightmares. When will I learn? Day one was all right. It was a trip to Nanxi River. After asking around and haggling (by which I mean that I stepped aside and waited while the more … More Dre Moment
I can do it but I prefer to point. It doesn’t take nine months to learn how to open your mouth and say “I want this one.” or “I want that one.” or “How much is it?” or “It’s to go.” or “Turn left.” or “Turn right.” or to count to ten, for that matter. … More This Way
These days the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the trees are blooming and last night a mosquito came at me for the first time in ages. (Forgot about those things. Word is that the comeback of the pinkie-sized cockroaches is next.) I walk down the street and want to knock off my knee-high … More All Springy
On a day like today, when the gas has run out but I still manage to make coffee in a rice cooker, I think, hey I’m a pretty adaptable gal. But appearances can be deceiving. The reason I resorted to a rice cooker is because I can’t be bothered to follow up with the person … More Rice Cooker Coffee
Continuing on the series about the happy facts of my day-to-day here… While my Wednesday night sweethearts are probing the mysteries of “What’s this?” (for single nearby object) “What’s that?” (for single faraway object) “What are these?” (for plural… have you caught on yet?) and “What are those?” my Thursday night budding terrorists will be mangling the following: Play … More Thursday in the life of…
Like an echo pedal youre repeating yourself You know it all by heart, why are you standing in one place? Born to blosom, bloom to perish Everybody’s talking how I, can’t can’t be your love But I want, want, want to be Want to be your love, for rea?? I Used Think I had the … More Chinglish Poetry Collection Vol.3
Rebecca Fisseha, Writer. 