As my time as an exchange student in Beijing comes to an end, I continue to spend most of my time on campus in Wu Dao Kou…
Read on McDuff »Posted in Rambles and Tagged: Beijing, Expat, Tsinghua | Last Updated: June 28, 2026 | 11 Comments »
It is more than a Haruki Murakami novel title. To quote Johnny Depp in Ed Wood, “This is the one. ‘This’ is the one I’ll be remembered for.” I had a most interesting day, truly blog worthy, alas at the end of the day, the internet was down Wu Dao Kou wide. At least that is what the guy seemed to be telling me at the second internet cafe I went to…
Read on McDuff »Posted in Rambles and Tagged: Beijing, China, Tsinghua | Last Updated: October 13, 2024 | 8 Comments »
Today, or should that be yesterday, Hyemi and I went sightseeing. We wanted to go to Beihai park but it and the other park nearby were both under renovation due to the Olympics…
Read on McDuff »Posted in Travel and Tagged: Beijing, China, Ho Hai | Last Updated: October 14, 2024 | 5 Comments »
Today I went to Cava for dinner, something I meant to do yesterday. Cava bills itself as a coffee house, but it also has food and a surprisingly vast selection of imported beers…
Read on McDuff »Posted in Rambles and Tagged: Beer, Beijing, China | Last Updated: May 23, 2024 | No Comments »
The day started early with a phone call from home. I didn’t sound very chipper on the phone because I had to get out of bed at 7:30 AM to answer the phone and I couldn’t sleep at all last night…
Read on McDuff »Posted in Rambles and Tagged: Beer, Beijing, Wu Dao Kou | Last Updated: May 23, 2024 | 1 Comment »
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