“so are you chinese or japanese?”
“i’m the chinese one.” “oh yes that’s right. i never remember which one. you two look alike.” “oh really, you think so?” “when are you moving out of here?” “well, technically i’m supposed to be gone already, but i just came back today to pick up a couple of things.” “oh. then you’re going back to china?” “yes.” “can you do me a favor? can you send a postcard? i’ve never been there.” “sure, that’s no problem.” “that’d be nice, thanks.” D is 91 years old and lives alone. She is Communist, curious about China and hopes one day to visit Japan. Her mailbox is stuck at the moment, but hopefully the postman will come soon and open it for her. Please send your postcards from China and many other places to: 253 East 10th Street, Apt. 16, New York, NY 10009, USA. (let us know if you do by logging in and writing a comment…thank you…)
we have sent d a postcard from beijing, china. it’s a lot of chinese knots and 福倒（到）了. hope she’ll like it.
and, we want to give our special thanks to 戴永钢, dai yonggang, who made great customized postcards.
i wonder whether she’s ever been to berlin and how she will feel looking at the small images of all the new buildings here. i remember her, met her at the stairs once, she was going up slowly but persistently. hope the postman managed to open the mailbox for her. did you send her another one from beijing?