Beijing experience

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been reflecting upon my experience in Beijing. I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted, … More

MIT in March Madness!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=darcy/090305 I’ve never been much of a sports fan… until I read that MIT is going to be in the … More

It tasted like beef. I kinda wished that they wouldn’t have told me, because I couldn’t tell the difference. But, … More

I knew that sooner or later I would have to get a haircut in China, and it was obvious that … More

I haven’t really felt homesick at all since moving to Beijing 6 weeks ago. I’m really enjoying all of our … More

I was invited by a vendor at Microsoft to come sit in during an "English corner"… Anyway, it ended up that … More

A hutong is an old school neighborhood in China. It’s typically a narrow alleyway of which there are probably hundreds … More

Caleb and I went on a photography walk after church around our building after church. These were the pictures that … More

It’s hard to miss the big turtles swimming around in the tanks at the grocery store and the markets… At … More

The Chinese are masters of negotiating. It’s because they have to do it everyday. Americans in general probably do it … More