C Y DingSurviving to Thriving: My Friend AbdoulWhen I think of Abdoul, I think of peace. He speaks softly, in English and in Kinyarwanda, and listens loudly, eyes wide, leaning forward…Jul 2, 2019Jul 2, 2019
C Y DingThe Last Corner ShopThere are all sorts of bargains you make with yourself when you’re about to give in to an addiction. And the peculiar thing is that all the…Jan 26, 2018Jan 26, 2018
C Y DingProtocol“I want to go back to your place. And not that place you rent to play out this charade, the place where you actually live.”Jan 4, 2018Jan 4, 2018
C Y DingThree’s a CrowdThere was a café round the corner from the pig place where Charlie would wait for Lara. The pig place had some fancy evangelical name…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018
C Y DingBody Modification and Beauty in the Digital AgeWriting commission for MA Publishing collaborative project at London College of Communication.Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
C Y DingThe Secluded Library — Shanghai’s Secret Mansion, and the Woman Who Keeps It AliveAmong Shanghai’s oldest and least known buildings is the Qing dynasty 书隐楼 (Shu Yin Lou — ‘The Secluded Library’ or ‘Hidden Book Building’.)…Jan 29, 20172Jan 29, 20172
