Merriam-Webster defines serendipity as “The phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” I define it as a series of happy accidents; of things being in the right…
I Was Shunned in the Country of My Ancestors (or, When Travel Can’t Heal Diaspora)
“Wǒ shì zhōngguó rén,” is what we were taught to recite in costly Saturday Mandarin lessons. But more specifically, “Wǒ shì HǍIWÀI de zhōngguó rén.” This simple phrase was one…