Edited excerpts of emails written in January 2008 when working at a non-profit in Beijing. View Larger Map Every month we go to Linfen, a coal mining capital of sorts in the mainland, to visit a vocational school just outside the city. In Linfen, the students live in old army barracks without heat in the winter. When [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pollution’
Read love books!
Posted in *All Posts, China, tagged Linfen, non-profit, pollution, students, vocational school on October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One Roommate’s Response
Posted in *All Posts, China, tagged China, economic growth, pollution, roommates, sustainability, Xi'an on August 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
MICHELLE: you know, after reading the article, if i were a stranger to Xi’an , I would not visit this city! Yep, I know what is the core meaning you want to express, but to some degree, it’s really hard to accept this kind of description about Xi’an
The Chinese Way
Posted in *All Posts, China, tagged China, pollution, roommates, sustainability, Xi'an on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From National Geographic‘s Glimpse 2007 special year-end issue on Global Greening I am 24 years old and I am losing my hair. My friends and family helped me find out why, and we discovered that, coupled with a limited diet and a little stress, Xi’an’s pollution was taking an immediate toll on my body. View [...]