How to thwart a pickpocket attempt
Rule #1: Watch your shadow. Bridget: 2 3*, Pickpockets: 1 *EDIT: Just prevented another one from happening today.
My school tries to keep me safe by … giving me a second door
Just a few hours after my iPhone was stolen yesterday, I came back to my dorm to find a man installing a steel-frame door with bars. I’m not sure if this was my school’s way of responding to the incident — I was pickpocketed on the street, after all — but it’s an interesting solution [...]
It is entirely possible to have your iPhone stolen while you are using it
IMG_9198, originally uploaded by Sheryl McKee Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way today. I was on my routine 10 minute walk to teach classes and had a lot of bags in my hands. I placed the iPhone in a side pocket of my bag — a different pocket than I normally use (and a [...]
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Bridget O'Donnell, 22, is a designer for the China Daily in Beijing. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2009 and lived in Shenzhen for eight months before moving to Beijing. More »Where am I?
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