Beijing, China – Celia stood in the corner of the room, removing her shoes and putting on her slippers. We were about to meet her parents. She was anxious. So was I. I had been starting to regret coming to the city of Harbin, in northeastern China. Fooling Celia’s parents into thinking I was her boyfriend suddenly didn’t seem like such a good idea. You see, for about a week in February, I was her