By the Way

One year ago I rushed around uplugging appliances and zipping suitcases, making sure everything was ready for our vacation. We bundled up in...

Our plants are slowly dying.  Our ayi (house helper) planned to come and water them while we were away, but two days after we left, China s...

“Christmas this year didn’t feel quite like Christmas,” Juliana said last night before bedtime. “What do you mean?” I asked “We didn’t get...

When we left to come back to the US this year, our friends kept asking, “Are you coming back? How sure our you that you will be back?” They ...

First Day of Pre-K and Second Grade Today I dropped the girls off for their first day of American school. Juliana was nervous because...

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...