"China’s American Hero: How a renegade pilot won" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Oct 2019 9:27 p.m. PST |
…the hearts of Shanghai. "Heroism is often the word used to describe extraordinary feats of bravery displayed in an otherwise bleak situation, and often it comes down to the right person being in the right place at the right time. As a teenaged expatriate living in Shanghai, my home was not but a stone's throw from the Hongqiao International Airport, which itself at the time was surrounded by lower-income neighborhoods and slums- the kind of places that wouldn't complain about constant air traffic. During my time there, I used to ride my motorbike around the area and interact with the locals. I would speak their language, eat their food, and otherwise get to know what life was like for the underappreciated people who kept the gears of Shanghai turning day and night…"
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