Life in China and Other Expat Tales
From the category archives:
Happy Cinco de Mayo! You know that holiday, right? Yes, the one celebrated by all the Texans, strangely, and barely noticed by the Mexicans.
I celebrated by dragging the DH to KFC to eat a Mexican wrap sandwich, the only thing on the KFC menu I will eat (other than their mashed potato side.) The Mexican [...]
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Our TO house – this photo sparked a little reminiscing today.
I miss my comfy living room.
I miss you Toronto. I miss you Kensington Market. I miss you Bathurst St. house. I miss you TO friends.
Sometimes you come across a photo while randomly searching through files and you have to pause.
I loved this living room. I [...]
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Happy Women’s Day!
How come we don’t celebrate this in the US?
The DH & I decided to eat hot pot and then go to our friend Julia’s cafe. She was holding a promotion to get a free cocktail just by wearing a qipao. Yes, I did spend the evening in a cafe/bar wearing a Chinese dress. [...]
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My new iphone case
Yesterday was my birthday. My 34th birthday. I’m not at all sure this is appropriate for a 34 year old woman, but since it is quite normal to decorate your home, desk and car with stuffed animals and cartoons at any age in China, I figured this was okay. And besides, I [...]
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Happy Chinese New Year! May your new year be prosperous!
Every where we went today in Harbin, everyone told us “you know today is Chinese New Year…”
How could we not know with all the fireworks? haha… I think most people wanted to share their tradition, but also excuse all the closed shops and restaurants.
I’ll be posting [...]
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Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas! Os deseo una feliz navidad!
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And It’s Gonna Be a White Christmas!
My brother, sister and I
A Christmas morning long ago
Castle Rock, Colorado
It’s a sunny day in Denver after a night of snow. We’ve got a busy day ahead – there are sugar cookies to be decorated, a trip to see the Nutcracker ballet, kids service at church, and a dinner [...]
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Wordless Wednesday #29
Yup, it’s that time of the year again – time to put up the Christmas tree!
Our non-traditional Christmas Tree Candle…
So the DH and I are pretty low-key when it comes to decorating for the holidays. Did you happen to see my horrendous attempt at a tree last year? Since I will be in [...]
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WBSD – Holidays & Celebrations
Welcome to World Blog Surf Day! Today we are blogging about our favorite new holidays and celebrations. One of the things I find interesting about Chinese celebrations, particularly weddings, is the use of noise.
Kaboom! Kaboom! Kaboom!
Wedding cannons on display – Photo by Simon Lim
I am no longer shocked by the [...]
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SIL, Moi, Sis & Mom at Ming Tombs, Beijing 2006
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there,
and especially these three!
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. This blog explores life in China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. 
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