My friend Jeremy, first came to China ten years ago and has lived in China for about the last seven of those ten will be able to tell you first hand, this is not your grandma’s China.
Ten years ago he would have to bring olive oil from home to China. Yesterday we took a walk around his apartment and he showed me a couple of five star Italian restaurants. Emporio Armani has a store in Milan and their second store is in… well, yep you guessed it, Beijing. You can tell where they putting their money.
Walking into Jeremy’s kitchen was yet another shock. It looked much like the kitchen I remember he had when he lived in Boulder. You can get chips, salsa, Campells chunky and designer organic cereal these days—ten years ago, not so much. It looks like the Chinese of Beijing are adapting to this thing called luxury and convenience very nicely.
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Carrie, What do you and Elizabeth have planned for Christmas? Luke and I are thinking that maybe we can meet up for a little home-away-in-India Christmas for the 4 of us somewhere in the south? We are likely need to be in Kerala or North Goa then, any chance either of those spots will work with your plans? I am so happy your trip is off to a tasty and happy start! I love you my sister oxo
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