Unconnected
During recent travels I did something that I probably haven’t done in 20 years –…
Browsing: Culture
Lost in Translation: Raising a Bilingual Child
Bringing up a child in a foreign land has many advantages. To me, the major…
Northern Australia: Nature at its (Mostly) Best
I love nature…from afar. And by that, I mostly mean the wild creatures within it.…
Bats in Beijing?
There was a bat in our house Sunday morning. I wish I had taken a…
Tiger Cubs Strike Back: Top 5 Ways to Evade A Screaming Parent
Tiger moms and wolf dads, beware! Ten-year-old Beijing students Chen Leshui (陈乐水) and Deng Xinyi…
Working with What You’ve Got
The bright red exclamation point light on the dash, followed by an incessant alarm made…
The Almighty Soft-Power Princess Bomb
In this guest post, blogger and media expert Will Moss muses about the intersection of…
Tech Etiquette
I’m far from being a techo-geek, however you view that – positive or negative. I…
Hop On with Mommie Q: Exploring Beijing City Transit
I recently started a job; YES a real paying job here in Beijing. Getting…
The Painted Skin and Other Scary Tales: A Chinese Ghost Story Primer
Ghost stories, legends and tales of the supernatural abound in China – here are is…