The travels of Justin

I’m relieved! Almost a million people in the Vancouver area remain under a boil-water advisory for a fifth day, although coffee giant Starbucks is once again serving residents. —CTV.ca News Starbucks, computers, and the Vancouver skyline (Photo credit: Mezzoblue)

I arrived home from dinner yesterday to find no water in my house. The pipes are totally silent when the sink is turned on. I haven’t seen a single drop of water in about 24-hours. It’s really normal for the water pressure to be non-existent for long periods of time. I have slowly learned that [...]

Why can’t I stop thinking about this tonight?

A city block in China is huge compared to those in North America. Often the area within a Nanchang city block will contain a small maze of streets connecting the random collection of buildings. A quiet hidden street Another foreigner introduced me to a small restaurant that was in an area hidden from me until [...]

After a facinating train discussion with a heart surgeon-turned-entrepreneur manufacturing heart valves, I arrived in chilly Beijing. The 23-degree weather of Nanchang may be winter to my Mexican friend, but I’m okay by putting my windbreaker over my t-shirt for the windy 6-degree Beijing weather. I took the subway to what I thought was ChaoYang [...]