Bridget O'Donnell

My first trip to a Chinese hospital wasn’t as bad as I expected.

Remember a while back when I said I was taking on the 365 project? Well, I’ve been kind of slow getting around to setting up a section of my site devoted to it. Having your website blocked by the Ate-Gray Irewall-Fay of Ina-Chay while living in China certainly doesn’t help website management. But today, that [...]

Exactly one year ago today, I boarded a plane bound for Beijing, China. And what a year it’s been.

Now that I’m pretty much in love with my new Nikon D90, I’ve decided to take on a little project. The 365 project, that is. The goal of the 365 project is simple: to take at least one photo every day for the next year. In documenting everything, no matter how simple or mundane, I [...]

With love, from China. (PS: I got in a photo with the man pictured above)

Say hello to my new Nikon D90—my first DSLR. I ventured over to the Beijing Wukesong Camera Market earlier today to buy it, and believe me when I say I was as giddy as a five-year-old on Christmas morning upon arrival. Ever since I dabbled with photography at my Poynter fellowship last year, I’ve been [...]

See more of Ramses’ adventures here.

Seen at the Summer Palace yesterday: Note: This is definitely not the first time I’ve seen large groups of senior citizens dancing in unison in public places in China.

This past Wednesday, June 16 was Dragonboat Festival Day (端午节 “duānwǔjié”). Yes, this is an actual holiday. According to tradition, you watch dragonboat (端午 “duānwǔ”) races and eat zòngzi (粽子—sweet rice dumplings). Without going into too much history, the festival basically celebrates Qu Yuan, a famous scholar and poet who drowned himself in a river. [...]

The other day, I made an impulse buy. But unlike most of my impulse buys, this one is actually useful: You know how people say everything is cheaper in China? Well, it’s true. You will never guess how much I paid for this (slightly ok-kind-of-really worn) contraption. $100, you say? Psh. Please. Lower.