By the Way

Five months and nine days after we entrusted our most important belongings to the postal service, our final package arrived! When we unwit...

“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...

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...

 ~ Known ~ “I will miss this next year,” I lamented, looking around at a group of mom friends. On a rare mom’s night, we sat talking abo...

A serious patriotic post is beyond me. My thoughts about the United States are too complicated to even try to express. I imagine living...

By Kevin One of the frustrating things about learning Chinese for a foreigner is the number of homophones (or homonyms, if you prefer) -...

By Kevin I have a confession to make. I hate making phone calls, particularly to strangers. It was one of my least favorite parts a...