It was just an ordinary night in Shenzhen: we were hanging clothes on the small balcony of our “village” house
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Remembering our Best National Holidays
The 1st October is creeping up on us again but with lockdowns, quarantines and people leaving China, many of us
Continue readingGetting Past that Foreign Feeling (Again)
I’ve discovered that when you write a memoir about your marriage, you open yourself up to a lot of hard
Continue readingOur International Journey Through a Pandemic
When home is calling during a worldwide pandemic, which never seems to end, you do everything in your power to
Continue readingMy Easy Recipe for Feeling at Home Abroad as a Picky Eater
Being a picky eater sucks. It was the main reason which prevented me from travelling abroad. Then, I met my
Continue readingWhy It’s Hard to Leave China to Visit Family Abroad Amid Pandemic
“When are you coming home?” Recently, my family asked if I might return to the US sometime later this year,
Continue readingPost-COVID Air Travel in China: Easier Than I Imagined
It was less than 24 hours before my flight to Ningxia was scheduled to take off from Beijing Capital International
Continue reading6 Essential Tips for Surviving Long-Haul Flights to/From Asia
As much as I love living and working here in Asia, my family still resides in the Midwestern US, which
Continue readingTurkey: Where Nature and History Coexist in Harmony
I grew up in northern Michigan in the middle of the woods. I guess it was that childhood and youth
Continue readingIntro to the Chinese “Entry-Exit Document”
Update 2023-05-28 We’re getting more first-hand reports that the Entry-Exit Permit is now only being issued for travel to the
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