Great Leaps
Finding Home in a Changing China

In Great Leaps, Colin Thomas Flahive explores China’s rural-urban migration against the backdrop of his own transition from Colorado to southwest China. There he partnered with three friends to open a café that became much more than simply an outpost of Western cuisine in a far-flung corner of the world.

Great Leaps follows the challenges faced by Colin, his partners and his employees as they leave their old lives behind to make a new home in a foreign land. They encounter unlikely successes, endure heartbreaks and nearly lose everything. But by taking the leap together, they all find their own places in the modern Chinese dream.

Great Leaps is Colin's first published book. Print and digital versions will soon be available in both English and Chinese.

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-When the Cuckoo Calls

-Sunset Over Pine Ridge

(Below are some select writings by Colin Flahive. Click on any title or image for the complete article.)  

-In Facts We Trust

-Dao of Dad

The Boiling Pot

The First Three Days

-Dudespaper Articles

Dao of the Dad: the First Three Days
A new father navigates the first few days of diapers and everything else that comes with fatherhood.

It's the Zenned of the World
With the end of the world inevitably upon us, it is the perfect time to take 'er easy.

What Imperial March?
Are things really as bad as they seem or are we just a bunch of cowards?

The Dudeist's Cup
Rampant strains of both optimism and pessimism are keeping us from seeing a simpler reality.

-GoKunming Articles

Ode to the Countryside
A tribute to the some of the charming qualities of life in China's countryside.

Zen and the Chinese Art of Moto...
With modern traffic stresses in full effect, staying sane in China's roads takes a mindful approach.

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-Simple Mathematics Articles

The Tickle-Me-Elmo Equation
Consumption can take on an ugly face once we realize how much goes into everything we buy.

It's What's For Dinner
For the amount of energy, water and processing that goes into our food, can't we make something better?

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