Essence

It want something she was aware of. It was simply something she was. Something she couldn’t help. And something that I admired.

Expand

Hard to put into words. It’s something I didn’t have a frame of reference for. The mind is being expanded.

Leaving Qing Tian

Imagine Walmart built a city. With apartments, restaurants, and then brought all of their employees there. That’s what the manufacturer of footwear for China’s middle classic, which is larger than the entire US population by almost 2x, Yearcon did. Today I left that city (Qing Tian) and took a 45 minute “Uber” (DiDi) that cost…

A Room

There was plenty of space to stand. Sun, sky, and food, however, it still felt empty in the room. Having space was not enough to smile when one got up.

What’s Surprised Me About China Thus Far

1) The exclusivity of payments with WeChat. If you want to buy something you can use cash or WeChat. No physical or other forms of digital cards are accepted. Something I knew before arriving but something that surprised me nonetheless. 2) Food delivery is free. Businesses pay for a service so that food deliveries are…