About Jocelyn Eikenburg

As Many Foreigners Exit China, I’m Still Here to Stay

“I attended multiple going away parties in one week,” confessed a foreign coworker of mine not long ago. After living

It was 2 pm on a sultry weekday afternoon when I left the refuge of our air-conditioned office to brave

Once again, a mantle of gray clouds the heavens, which have been steadily “weeping” all day, dispelling thoughts of hiking

Not everyone finds themselves happily ever after in love. Breakups, separations and divorces happen, and so does domestic violence or

Here in China, we’re experiencing the worst nationwide COVID-19 outbreak ever since the pandemic began. Of course, “worst” might be

Yesterday, we awoke to a scene of white winter wonder: via GIPHY A heavy “goose feather” snowfall had dusted the

With the Winter Olympics set to kick off in Beijing in less than a month, the Games have become a

I have no idea when I’ll return to the US to visit my family. Writing these words out feels strange

“Immunization series completed.” The words, in a pleasant shade of green, flashed in my health kit, a confirmation that I

“When are you coming home?” Recently, my family asked if I might return to the US sometime later this year,