Berghain – One of the most famous clubs in the world is notoriously difficult to get in. Built in a former power plant in East Berlin, its industrial alternative vibe and infamously strict door policy are the stuff of legends.…
It’s been three years since I first discovered the simple but fulfilling Shanghai school cafeteria delicacy that is Three-Cornered Bread (三角并). With each additional trip to Shanghai, the legend of the aloof fried dough grew. Empires rose and fell in…
What a beautiful, thriving city New Orleans is! I had very little expectations arriving on a sweltering day in early July. Unlike New York, whose image is captured in the public eye daily, I only had a vague preconception of…
Three years ago, I studied abroad in Shanghai with the University of Washington business school. This was my first adventure in China, and it proved to be an incredible, formative experience. We stayed in East China Normal University’s (华东师范大学) dorms,…
With the pandemic raging, now more than ever, strangers pose a risk to our very existence. Yet, we cannot succumb to apathy. We must fight to care for our fellow human beings who are suffering more than us. While living…