Life in China and Other Expat Tales
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So you might have noticed that I’ve taken some time off. Let’s just say that I’ve been out on a “snow day.” Never mind that it has been a miserably hot summer in Beijing. Perhaps we can just refer to the past couple of months as my heat stroke period, the way Picasso had a [...]
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Faith restored, blogging to resume!
After a month of nearly nonstop anxiety and stress the verdict is in! And it’s a YES! Thanks for hanging in there with me. Tales of expat life in Beijing coming soon!
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I really feel like someone pushed a giant, red pause button on our lives last month.
Please, US Consulate, if it’s not too much to ask, could you press PLAY already!?
Still waiting.
Still on hiatus until I know more.
In the meantime, visit The Brink of Something Else for a great series on adjusting to expat life, [...]
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I really want to say thanks for all the notes of support over our little visa woe and since I haven’t posted anything here in a while, I thought an update was in order. Alas, I don’t really have anything to update other than to say that we continue to wait and hope and pray. [...]
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So my house looks like this:
Which means my life is turned upside down and I’m likely to stress out at any moment.
Oh yeah, and did I mention WE’RE MOVING TO BEIJING!?
I got tired of waiting for the DH to tell me it was okay to talk about this on a public forum. I can’t [...]
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That would be Chinese New Year Resolutions. ‘Cause in my world, the new year just started.
I like that I got a month and a half reprieve from non-lunar calendar New Year Resolutions, since my number one top resolution is, as always, to stop procrastinating so much. A month and a half of procrastinating before I [...]
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In a good way, that is.
I’ve just began an online creativity course, because sometimes it is hard to be creative in a gray little city still holding on to winter. The course is called Unravelling and I suspect it is about a lot more than just creativity.
“The Unravelling process is a new way to view [...]
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Sorry folks, not much to blog about. It rained all weekend and I got a haircut, which depending on your definition, may or might not be a mullet.
It’s not exactly what I wanted (who wants a mullet?) but I am going to live with it for a while. Although I’m not sure I want anyone [...]
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2008 – The Year That Was
Suffered from China-Related Rot Gut many times. In fact, I may or may not have a parasite. Good times!
Avoided the doctor yet another year. (I don’t know if this is something to celebrate or not. Will make appointment soon…)
Could not avoid the dentist. Had a root canal.
Enjoyed three “new to [...]
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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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