By the Way

I was just reading a blog post from a woman who has lived in China for many, many years.  She has a lot of great culture insights, and I wa...

A few days ago Kevin came home from class saying the school would be taking the foreign students on an all day trip. Our semester schedule...

I mentioned that last week our toilet stopped flushing, and when our landlord came by he said he would replace it right away. By “right aw...

Today we got to stop by and see Juliana's old ayi at her new workplace.  Juliana was not immediately excited to see her.  It took at lea...

A week ago I mentioned we took a walk through a nearby hutong type area of homes .  While there, we saw a sign about a home for rent.  We...

Our pipe to the washer has been leaking for months. We generally turn off the water to the pipe when we aren't using the washer and put...

A few weeks ago I saw this saying on Pinterest (rolls eyes at self): It keeps coming back to mind because it is something that bo...

Sometimes I forget I live in China. A lot of things that seemed so different and China when I first arrived I don't even notice anymor...

In light of all the recent discussion of Chinese driving, I thought I would point you to this hilarious visual representation of making your...

By Kevin As I waited to take my Chinese driving examination, a roomful of test-takers stared at an endless loop of horrific deadly traffic...