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Mojito Competition

When I saw this on the first sign a few days ago, it was pretty funny, but now I think it’s a trend. I think it’s the two colors and the lovely font that really do it. Edit: Stick thinks … Continue reading

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Directions Home

To get to our new house, walk past the bakery with long lines on the sidewalk and a sweet sticky smell, like sugar and sesame. If you get to the Muslim butchershop, with cow halves hanging from ceiling hooks, you’ve … Continue reading

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There Goes The Neighborhood

As we carried our bags and boxes down the winding carless alleys to our new hutong home, we passed our new neighbors, grandparents and toddlers having dinner in the doorways and staring curiously at the heavily-laden foreign couple. Stick turned … Continue reading

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