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Mixed Marbles and Fish

June 7thBefore leaving, the impressions given to me of China were not good. For the most part, they can be broken down into four categories.1. Pollution: You can chew the air in most places, and the...

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June 11thMy flight landed on Tuesday. Today is Saturday, so I’ve got a bit of catching up to do.Back in Shanghai, the next day, Mark took me to the subway, patted my back, and we said our goodbyes. It...

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June 14It’s stop-and-go with my work on the questionnaires. My students are phoning me up for meetings whenever they have time—early morning, late at night, in between study sessions for exams, etc....

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First Gray Hairs

 First round of interviews:It was cloudy but still green out when we left to find the first nursing home in Nanjing’s Gulou District, maybe 20 or so minutes from Nanjing University by taxi. We checked...

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Leading Cause of Death

June 27                Huan coughed. “I mean, coffee isn’t, strictly speaking, an authentic Chinese beverage.” He thought for a second, then grinned. “But take it from a recent graduate. You can’t...

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