Sophie Beach
@sophiebeach
China Digital Times | Berkeley
I love democracy, but 61 candidates for governor is a bit much even for you, California.
Berkeley CA yesterday - only marginally better than the most expensive station in LA. I saw it over $7 in SF last week.
I was similarly surprised by this historical marker in tiny Warren, RI but glad to see this history publicly noted and recorded.
“At CDT, our mission is to speak truth to power—not with hatred, but with clarity and courage—and to preserve memory as history...Freedom begins with truth. And truth, when held in collective memory, becomes the seed of a freer future.” - Xiao Qiang @chinadigitaltimes.net
This guy who was found abandoned on the side of the highway at 7 weeks old weighing 4 pounds has now outgrown one chair and needs to sleep on two.
The world may be falling apart but I just sat 50 feet from Yo-Yo Ma and Angelique Kidjo as they performed songs from all over the world including Once in a Lifetime by the Talking Heads 😍
How to get your mind off everything for a couple hours: Go to a Shakira concert
My list of personal favorites, off the top of my head, I know there are several I forgot about. Make your own list here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know: openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac... I have more questions than answers.
I’ve been forced to work from the sofa all day because my desk chair has been occupied.
I've been working in/on/around China for 30+ years and there's always something new to learn, like this fact about Manegacha language: (3/3)