Seizures v. Lead Poisoning

Also known as Japan v. China:
A lot of people find it baffling that my decision to study abroad, and subsequently move to, Asia ended up with me selecting China. After all, the public’s consensus is that China is dirty, smelly, crowded, oppressive and behind the times. Generally, I like to rail against the public consensus, [...]

Harbin, the warmest city in China

My trip to Harbin started with an unrelenting, and apparently baseless, gripping fear of the cold. Being from the South and going to university in DC, I had never really been faced with sheer, unadulterated cold. In high school, snow days were deemed necessary for light dustings. Going to a place where temperatures averaged below [...]