Alternate Routes: Old, but Not Precious – Changping Park’s stone petting zoo
Among my kids’ favorite things about our corner of Beijing is Changping Park. It is…
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Alternate Routes: The Boys and Girls of Summer – Keeping the love of baseball alive in China
I did not expect how much we would miss baseball the first summer we lived…
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Alternate Routes: March Madness – Finding inspiration and knowledge at the Bookworm Literary Festival
t. s. Eliot wrote, “April is the cruelest month,” but after six years in Beijing…
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At Long Last, a Snow Day
It was just as I described in December’s beijingkids. One morning last week we woke…
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Parenting: Alternate Routes – White Nights
One Beijing family’s way of making the most of rare snow days Having grown up…
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Eating and Drinking on Our Europe Trip (Part 1)
One of the best parts of travel is the food. Myles mostly agrees with…
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Alternate Routes: Gold Mine – One mother’s secret weapon for hassle-free traveling
“Hey, everybody – we’re in Hong Kong!” yelled my then 2-year-old son as we deplaned,…
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Alternate Routes: Bespoke Kids – A junior sartorialist reveals herself
“This one!” Brigid insisted to me. In May, we were in Sanlitun to browse fabrics…
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The Art of Parenting: How one homeschooling mom overcame her fear of painting and drawing
When other parents learn that we homeschool, they often express doubt in their own ability…
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Alternate Routes: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Chinese Vegetables – Moving beyond broccoli
I have been a vegetarian for such a long time that, if this lifestyle choice…