Dreaming in Chinese

Literally! I left Beijing at noon on December 5th, which is 9pm Montana time, so I woke up at midnight the night before and stayed awake so ...

甜 饺子 (Tian Jiao Zi, Sweet Dumpling) Price: .60 RMB, .09 cents USD I admit, I don't actually know the name of this one. They have th...

Karissa's Guide to Bargaining Part One: A Sample Purchase  (hypothetically bargaining for a pair of shoes or a bag, that I'm wi...

西红柿 鸡蛋 面 (Xi Hong Shi Ji Dan Mian, or Tomato and Egg Noodles) Price: 4 RMB, 60 cents USD This picture isn't terribly descriptive...

As my time here in Beijing winds down, I've been going to a lot of the different markets to get gifts and souvenirs for everyone at home...

Happy belated Thanksgiving! While this wasn't my first Thanksgiving away from home, it was my first one outside of the country. As far a...

Also last Friday, after our morning visit to the Urban Planning Museum, we also went to Qianmen, the area just south of Tiananmen Square. Qi...