Megan Shank is an editor, writer and translator living in Shanghai, China.
The older I get, the more convinced I am that organic fruits and vegetables and natural meats are the way to go. I envy my parent’s ability to eat only what they grow and trade with neighbors around their Nebraska farm. They grow organic produce of all stripes and blanche and freeze and can and [...]
This article is one of the best pieces I’ve seen about China in a long time. It really gets to the root of what life is like in the North, and it explains curious cultural proclivities without making fun. When I lived in Dalian for almost three years, I witnessed the same cabbage gimmicks [...]
The site www.meganshank.com is now up and running. It’s far from being polished or complete, but so much of one’s life is a vulnerable and public process, why worry if the virtual element of one’s existence is as well? Or have I simply drank too much coffee again today? In any case, please do enjoy. [...]