This collection of essays is taken from Ling Shan's (Zhang Xin) body of work over the past decade. Topics include observations of daily American life, remembrance of earlier years in China, perspective on similarities and differences in the two cultures, and observations on the beauty and simplicity of everyday life. Most of the articles have been previously published in various Chinese, American and global newspapers. Shan assembled this collection as a retrospective of her efforts and personal experiences over this ten year period.