China

How to thwart a pickpocket attempt

POSTED: February 20th, 2010
CATEGORIES: China, Personal
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Rule #1: Watch your shadow. Bridget: 2 3*, Pickpockets: 1 *EDIT: Just prevented another one from happening today.

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China

My school tries to keep me safe by … giving me a second door

POSTED: October 20th, 2009
CATEGORIES: China, Latest, Personal
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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 [...]

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