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Full intro coming soon… It’s been almost a decade since my first book — a collection of nonfiction essays — was self-published via…
Ruika Lin
Jan 29, 2023
Excerpt from the book's 12 essays by Ruika
Economics (the micro version of)
Economics (the micro version of)
(I) On a Sunday afternoon in October 2012, I was ready to drive my rental car up to a remote central Pennsylvania town from Arlington…
Ruika Lin
Jan 21, 2015
Dreams (I)
Dreams (I)
(I) February 7th, 2014, Friday morning in San Francisco.
Ruika Lin
Jan 21, 2015
Somewhere Else
Somewhere Else
(I) To put a period of time or experience into perspective usually requires being an outsider. The old Chinese saying summarizies…
Ruika Lin
Jan 21, 2015
Connection
Connection
(I) Shang Xiao (商校) is a residential neighborhood affiliated with Sichuan University in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. My parents moved to…
Ruika Lin
Jan 21, 2015
Dreams (II)
Dreams (II)
(I) Over the past seven years, I went back home four times.
Ruika Lin
Jan 21, 2015
Why am I Attracted to “Extroverts”?
Why am I Attracted to “Extroverts”?
(I) First off, a disclaimer: no matter how many times I read through the Wikipedia page, my knowledge of “extroversion” is still so…
Ruika Lin
Jan 21, 2015
Fortuitous Encounters
Fortuitous Encounters
Summer 2009, I traveled to Europe for the first time, walking alone on the streets of Paris, Munich, and Berlin with my eyes wide open and…
Ruika Lin
Jan 20, 2015
Music
Music
(I) “Music… this is the favorite passion of my soul.” — Thomas Jefferson
Ruika Lin
Jan 20, 2015
Dreams (III)
Dreams (III)
(I) Approaching late May 2011 when my graduation from the University of Virginia would take place, I had a number of conversations with…
Ruika Lin
Jan 20, 2015
An Experiment
An Experiment
I suppose I’ve always enjoyed experimental writing, if filling out classmates’ yearbooks since elementary school is considered “writing”.
Ruika Lin
Jan 19, 2015
偶遇
偶遇
2009年夏,第一次去欧洲,体会独自行走在巴黎,慕尼黑和柏林。感受艺术,建筑,欧洲奇怪变化无常的天气和晚间10点以后的阳光。体会独自行走的旅行,似乎可以张开双臂包容全世界,没有行程和他人的拘束。
Ruika Lin
Jan 19, 2015
律动
律动
时刻的律动, 又是谁在察觉?
Ruika Lin
Jan 19, 2015
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