By the Way

It is another one of those questions like “How are you adjusting to America?” and “Where are you from?” and “Do you love China?” that leave...

I am the one going around turning off the lights and turning down the music. I hate using overhead lights. During the day, our apartment ...

...an abnormal number of your family pictures were taken in airports You frequently refer to yourself as “a foreigner.” When you ...

I am sitting in a tiny chair, listening to Juliana's kindergarten teacher rattle off a bunch of instructions to parents, thinking, “I...

One delivery company has packages piled up on the ground just before classes let out.  A few minutes later the whole area was filled with ...

A week ago I wrote about the benefits of parenting in China . I'll be honest – this list was easier to think of. I suppose that'...

I don't usually plan large events, but recently, on an ambitious day, I decided: Hey, let's have a big party for all the Sophomore s...

The 8 o'clock "go to school" bell is ringing as I snap on Juliana's helmet.  Coat, gloves, towel to cover the legs, princ...

I wound my bike between the dozens of other bicycles, motorbikes, and cars pulled up in front of the kindergarten.  All around parents le...

Moving day finally arrived. There were several times in these weeks leading up to it when I thought I might die, if it's possible to k...

With the wedding couple Several weeks ago when we bought tickets for our trip to my friend's wedding, Kevin made the mistake of te...