Life in Asia Archives

Married to a video game player: Game on or game over?

The video game industry has taken an exponential leap in the past few years with the development of new technologies.

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

Being a picky eater sucks. It was the main reason which prevented me from travelling abroad. Then, I met my

Once I when I was counseling a Chinese immigrant student in the US, I mentioned that I had gone back

When I first happened to find myself in China, I was completely unprepared for the huge gap between mine and

In recent years, Asian dramas have enjoyed a surge in popularity among people in the West. But do Asian dramas

The Chinese saying of “moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year” (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures

Here in Turkey, where I live, we are currently subject to weeknight curfews and weekend lockdowns. They began at the

It takes us two hours—by bus, train, ferry, and foot—to get from our flat in Hong Kong’s New Territories to

I didn’t believe in reverse culture shock until I experienced it for myself. Everyone knows about culture shock — that