There’s a metaphor in cross-cultural training that goes something like this: your home culture is a yellow culture and has yellow ways to...

My naturally curly hair and Beijing are not on good terms.  The weather is not ideal for curls–too dry in the winter and too humid in the...

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday.  I love the memories from when I was young and all my aunts, uncles, and cousins gathered...

On my last trip to the Great Wall, about five minutes after I arrived at the top of the wall, a kid (maybe about 12) mustered up the...

My first project after returning to China was finding a new apartment.  The landlord of my previous apartment sold it, so I couldn’t...

One of my favorite summer drinks is an iced chai latte, especially from Panera, especially when combined with a cinnamon crunch bagel...

A fun thing about living in China is pineapple season!  Pineapples aren’t grown in Beijing, but they appear for sale everywhere in the...

My fall walk around the neighborhood is my second most popular post ever, so I decided to take a Spring Festival walk.  This is a time of...

“All it takes is the decision to walk with some awareness, both of who you are and what you are doing” (An Altar in the World, Barbara...

When I was preparing to move, people kept telling me I’m really brave.  I don’t think of myself as brave.  I don’t feel brave.  When I...

I finally took my camera out today, after having been in Beijing for a week.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I could...