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Cultural Differences Come Home to Roost

One of the first things I noticed when I moved to China was that people in Beijing were very particular

For the vast majority of people in China, the novel coronavirus epidemic has meant a delay in getting back to

As novel coronavirus pneumonia has spread across China, it has touched the lives of those of us living in the

A couple years ago I wrote this article about my bad temper in China. After posting, I was surprised to

When you live in a country that doesn’t officially celebrate Christmas, people are bound to interpret the holiday in both

Sometimes leaving is harder than arriving. Though often temporary, you build your life in a new city. New apartment, new

Ever since I’ve moved back to China, Singles Day — or Double 11 — has been a part of my

With the weather getting colder in China, and across the rest of the northern hemisphere, it’s time to prepare for

It was in the middle of November 2017 at a coffee shop near my school. I was there a few

I grew up in northern Michigan in the middle of the woods. I guess it was that childhood and youth