Eugene Onegin at Seattle Opera
Once again, I almost didn’t go to the opera. I was on a deadline and hadn’t been feeling well all weekend. A finished draft and...
Freedom Fliers
May Wind 五月的风 is located in May Fourth Square on the waterfront in Qingdao. The park and its sculpture are dedicated to the The May...
The Games We Play
Movies always show groups of old men sitting around playing board games in the park, but I had never seen it in real life. Then...
Lamp post At The End of the Chinese Garden
Coastal Chinese cities are a far cry from Narnia, but I still half-expected Mr. Tumnus to trot by when I spotted this lamp post in...
Glimpse of the Sea
Qingdao and Seattle have a lot in common. One of my favorite things at home is turning a corner and getting a perfectly framed view...