Life in Asia Archives

How 4 WWAMs Celebrate Thanksgiving in Asia

The traditional American holiday is rolling around very soon – a great time for us to reflect on how we

Last spring, Shanghai was in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I watched the city fall silent from afar as

In the wee hours of the morning I, unfortunately, woke up. The make-up artist would be around at 5 am

If you’ve spent any time in China and particularly with locals, you will definitely come across Douyin 抖音 or Chinese

I arrived in China for my studies at the end of Summer, just as Autumn was beginning to creep in.

The 1st October is creeping up on us again but with lockdowns, quarantines and people leaving China, many of us

While many of our contributors are in relationship with men of Asian descent, I was divorced from my Mongolian husband

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

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

After 5 years of marriage with a Chinese man, I had my first face massage in China. I never quite