Ember Swift is a Canadian musician and writer who has been living in Beijing since late 2008. She and her husband Guo Jian (国囝), who is also a musician, have a daughter called Echo (国如一) and a son called
Topaz or “Paz” (国世龙).
Who are the hungry ghosts and how can they help you parent? A lesson in fostering generosity.
Halloween has passed and I am nearly ready to tell the kids that their treats…
Mommy, why don’t you take videos of us?” This is my son, skateboard tucked up…
When the veterinarian haltingly emerged from the back room, a stricken look on her face,…
“Okay, you must start with the placemats,” she said, in her lilting teacher voice. “She”…
It’s nearly bedtime and my kids are brushing their teeth. I overhear this discussion from…
After more than 10-years in Beijing, I’m still discovering it. Sure, when you’re based in…
Back in Toronto, I used to be a member of a local grocery co-op. It…
I am raising two kids here in Beijing as the only foreigner in the family…
“Well, now that you’re doing interpreting, you can add it to your already teetering stack…