Life in Asia Archives - Page 2 of 12

Being Culturally, Not Religiously, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim…

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

Among the rituals I observe every morning when I arrive bleary-eyed to work, nothing perks up my senses more than

Since I was a child, I was always fascinated by how the skin and the appearance of Asians looked so

How’s the COVID situation in China? I hesitated to type a response to my friend back in the US, as

China has long been known as a world leader in using natural elements to cure illnesses and improve health. Their

It was less than 24 hours before my flight to Ningxia was scheduled to take off from Beijing Capital International

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