Sunday, February 04, 2007
It occurred to me, too late, that logistically, I'll need to run the random place generator a week early, to give myself time to prepare. In the spirit of truly keeping it random, I want to actually go to the place that the KML generator chooses, even if it looks unpromising.
What this means is that sometimes, it may choose something so out of the way (and so out of my knowledge of Beijing) that I'll need plenty of time to figure out how to get there, and when I'll need to set out. This week, it chose a place about 20km (as the crow flies) from my apartment. I had every intention of winging it and going, but another opportunity presented itself, and I took it.
The reason I'm doing this is partially to learn more about the "real" Beijing. The opportunity I was handed today gave me a chance to do so. I hope you enjoy my first attempt... the experiences I have here are frequently interesting. I hope that my writing can capture that.
What this means is that sometimes, it may choose something so out of the way (and so out of my knowledge of Beijing) that I'll need plenty of time to figure out how to get there, and when I'll need to set out. This week, it chose a place about 20km (as the crow flies) from my apartment. I had every intention of winging it and going, but another opportunity presented itself, and I took it.
The reason I'm doing this is partially to learn more about the "real" Beijing. The opportunity I was handed today gave me a chance to do so. I hope you enjoy my first attempt... the experiences I have here are frequently interesting. I hope that my writing can capture that.
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