[divider_header_h4]Preface From the Future[/divider_header_h4] Several years ago I was asked to blog about my experiences studying at Beijing Film Academy (BFA) on my friend’s website Asianfilms.org (which has now morphed into AsiaPacificFilms.com, an excellent...
[divider_header_h4]Preface From the Future[/divider_header_h4] Several years ago I was asked to blog about my experiences studying at Beijing Film Academy (BFA) on my friend’s website Asianfilms.org (which has now morphed into AsiaPacificFilms.com, an excellent...
This is a nice little article I enjoyed writing for the upcoming edition of the East-West Center Cookbook, a collaborative effort of East-West Center participants from all corners of the Asia-Pacific region. There is a fantastic variety of delectable recipes every...
This is a State of the Internet address I made by e-mail to the East-West Center participants in late 2005 in response to a number of people on the listserv complaining about the slow internet connection. If you don’t know what the East-West Center is and never...
[divider_header_h4] Preface [/divider_header_h4] Although my primary focus of study at Rice University was Mechanical Engineering, my fascination with Asia and my four study abroad sojourns there as an undergrad helped me to attain an Asian Studies degree as well. I...
[divider_header_h4] Where the hell is Danba? [/divider_header_h4] I’ll start from the beginning for those of you who have no idea what I’m up to over here in Bumblefuk, China. I’m here for two months this summer to film a documentary for my Masters...
This is a letter I recently wrote to be read at my grandfather’s 80th birthday celebration, which I was unable to return home to attend. My grandfather is a swell guy, and I don’t mind sharing with the world why I think that. Besides, who’s ever met...
Roots I had roots once… I hated them… They tied me down… They kept me in the same place… I wanted to break free… I wanted to explore the world… I had places to go, people to meet… The world was mine to conquer… I didn’t need my roots… I cut my roots… I...
I recently served as coordinator/referee for the soccer competition portion of the newly revived East-West Center Olympics. This is basically a recap of how things went down (in the form of e-mails I sent to the EWC listserv about the competition), with only slight...
This is a travelogue e-mail sent to my family after returning from a head-splitting trip to Litang, the highest town in the world. Or so the locals claim it is. The nasty altitude sickness I had to deal with made their claims much easier to believe. But the horse...
