New Hair

July 3, 2009. New Shoes, New Hair.

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July 4th 2009
Today I stopped at a shoe store and bought a new pair of “Crocs.” I intended to find out what real Crocs cost so I could get some idea of what I should pay for them, but like many other things, I failed to follow through. So when I saw these in the window marked at 68 yuan (about $10.00 USD), I bought them on impulse. I had thrown my $2.00 Crocs away twice after I slipped twice, but dug them ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more