I remember Dali by its steps. On that Wednesday, we climbed and climbed. At eleven in the morning, we stood at the bottom of the Cang Shan (苍山), the sacred mountain that’s the backdrop to Dali — a land as surrealist as its name. Our destination? A Buddhist nunnery called Ji Zhao An (寂照庵), sometimes … Continue reading At a Nunnery in Dali
In Shangri-la, Yunnan: Pics ( ^ω^ )
The austere serenity of Shangri-La. Its forsaken courts and pale pavilions shimmered in repose from which all the fret of existence had ebbed away, leaving a hush as if moments hardly dared to pass. Lost Horizon, James Hilton Shangri-la. I knew the word as a hotel brand, a fictional place, a mystical concept that means … Continue reading In Shangri-la, Yunnan: Pics ( ^ω^ )
From A Foodie: Frolicking in Kyoto, Uji, Tokyo~ 🏔️
Read other installments:From A Foodie: Tasting Japan & Its Shokunin Spirit 🍙From A Foodie: Tasting Taipei — worn, but lovely 🍹From A Foodie: California Dreamin’ 🌴From A Foodie: Singapore Chinatown Hawker Adventure!!! 🥟From A Foodie: Favorite Eats around Harvard & the Best of Boston 🦞 * My travel itineraries are planned around food. What I … Continue reading From A Foodie: Frolicking in Kyoto, Uji, Tokyo~ 🏔️
2022: the journey of my hair
Hola babies, here’s the mad last-minute rush to write my year-in-review on Dec. 31 (I swear some things never change), but honestly this has always been one of my favorite things to write. These past few months I've been thinking about how blogging fits into my new adult life, especially when I already write so … Continue reading 2022: the journey of my hair
December in Japan: Vignettes
(Idk why I wrote this in third person. But it’s more fun that way.) * No one talks on the Shinkansen. She eats her colorful little bento and hears not a cough, not a beep of anyone’s ringtone. Quieter than every 7am subway she’s been on around the world. Outside the oval window, the countryside … Continue reading December in Japan: Vignettes
Selina Xu 