Random Thoughts

Posted By xw on Sat 16 Mar 2013
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Like every Saturday morning, in spring, today is no different. Awaken by the warm light, birds chirping, I stretch my body to the fullest extent, breathing in and out. It’s real: I am alive,...
Posted By xw on Tue 19 Feb 2013
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I have promised that I will eventually talk about good things in Shanghai. A few weeks ago we had the pleasure to host two Italian girls from Rome. They came with a group of international students...
Posted By xw on Sun 17 Feb 2013
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I am not sure about you, but why I often have this sense of pressure from within, that the sky is falling on me? I am running out of time, and space. I am running out of youth…and eventually...
Posted By xw on Sun 18 Mar 2012
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I smiled when I wrote down these words, couldn't help wondering whether this is a proper English phrase. I googled and yes, it is! Why would I have doubts about such an often-used simple expression...
Posted By xw on Mon 31 Oct 2011
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We are moving to Shanghai. This was a long decision process. My children are half Chinese but it’s the invisible half. They are as American as every other American around them. And they love...
Posted By xw on Sun 30 Oct 2011
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October 28th 2011,  34011 feet above the ground, in the sky, near the clouds, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, I am tired, jetlagged, filled with caffeine, can’t sleep, have watched most of...
Posted By xw on Sat 30 Jun 2012
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Five Years Later   Five years later, is it already too late To find myself in your life again? I have not left yet, to make the farewell easier Imagine I am already back, once more Oh,...
Posted By xw on Sat 24 Mar 2012
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I am sorry if I am misleading you into thinking this is going to be some thriller romance. No, not at all. I am thinking about this website and other ordinary things. The new site is here: It's...
Posted By xw on Wed 14 Sep 2011
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I love traveling. I travel for work and for pleasure. When I was a little girl, I already knew I was going to travel to see the world. As much as I loved my hometown, my home village, I thought I...
Posted By xw on Thu 6 Oct 2011
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Random Thoughts #2: Steve Jobs
It's kids' bed time. I am normally quite strict about it. After a few rounds of back and forth, my 8-year-old finally got tired and kissed me good-night. I turned to my routine: bills to pay,...

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