What to do and what not to do—lessons learned on our last family trip to Thailand, where we visited Bangkok, Lanta, and the Phi Phi Islands.
Read More走近昆山的音乐酒吧 Catching Up With the Live Music Bar Scenes in Kunshan
The latest scoop on the live music scene in Kunshan and its vicissitudes over the past two years.
Read MoreAh, Those Good Old Dartmouth Days: Looking Back At My College Education After 30 Years
Looking back at my four years at Dartmouth College (1987-1991) and on what I learned both in and out of the classroom.
Read MoreTop Ten Films from My Teen Years, aka the 1980s
Ten films that made a deep impact on me during my teen years.
Read MoreOde to Beijing Bookworm
Saying farewell to an institution that served us well over the past two decades.
Read MoreA Colorful Journey to a Chinese Mountain Village: A DKU Quest Trip to Siming Mountain in Zhejiang Province
Notes from a DKU field trip to the mountains of Zhejiang Province.
Read MoreNow I am 5(0): Some Reflections Upon Entering Into my Sixth Decade
Some musings upon reaching my 50th year on this planet.
Read MoreCelebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles Album Abbey Road
My attempt at interpreting and appreciating the final “breakup” album of the Beatles.
Read MoreHoly Bronzes! A Field Trip to the Shanghai Museum
Learning from the Chinese Bronze Age through a class visit to the Shanghai Museum.
Read MoreCamp Dartmouth: A Five-Star Summer Experience in Hanover
A three-day family summer visit to my old alma mater.
Read MoreLearning from the Long Sands: A Conference Trip to Changsha and the Rule of Thirds
A conference trip to Changsha and a visit to the famed museum containing the awe-inspiring discoveries of the Mawangdui tombs.
Read MoreTouring Zhangjiajie, The Fantastical Mountainscape of China’s “Avatar Disneyland”
Notes from a DKU trip to the famous mountain landscape that inspired the film Avatar.
Read MoreInternational Educators Unite! Surviving My First NAFSA Conference in 2019
Notes from a trip to DC for my first NAFSA conference.
Read MoreWhat Is This Thing Called Jazz? A Talk and Performance with Benny Benack Quartet at Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai
A fine performance at the Jazz at Lincoln Center club in Shanghai by Benny Benack and band.
Read MoreThe Long March of the Flaneurs: Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Shanghai Flaneur
A stroll along the streets of Shanghai with some of the leading resident experts of its history.
Read More宁波 Ningbo, a Chinese City on the Tranquil Waves of Time
A family trip to one of China’s most important southern coastal cities, and a treasure trove of culture.
Read MoreTalking About the Beatles: 5 Albums Backwards and Forwards
My first attempt at a “podcast” to explain my thoughts and feelings about my favorite band of all time.
Read MoreA Magical Evening of Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai with Wynton Marsalis and His Big Band (March 14 2019)
Getting up close and friendly with one of the world’s greatest living jazz musicians.
Read MoreNiseko Green: A Dartmouth Alumni Gathering in Snowy Hokkaido
A weekend getaway in Niseko, and catching up with Dartmouth alumni Cliff Bernstein and others in the Asia Pacific region
Read MoreWorking Through the Pain to Victory: Memories of Coach Jeff Johnson and the ABRHS Boys’ Swim Team, 1983-1987
Some memories and reflections on my years of swimming competitively in high school in the 1980s and on the best coach I’ve ever had, Jeff Johnson (1945-2019)
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