The Echo Chamber: No Specific Geography Required
It’s nearly bedtime and my kids are brushing their teeth. I overhear this discussion from…
Browsing: The Echo Chamber
The Echo Chamber: From Ducks to Dinosaur Bones
After more than 10-years in Beijing, I’m still discovering it. Sure, when you’re based in…
The Echo Chamber: The Ultimate Membership in the Co-op for a Greener World
Back in Toronto, I used to be a member of a local grocery co-op. It…
The Echo Chamber: Expressing Thanks Goes Beyond the Barriers of Language
I am raising two kids here in Beijing as the only foreigner in the family…
The Echo Chamber: Tetris-Style Freelance Mom
“Well, now that you’re doing interpreting, you can add it to your already teetering stack…
Rewriting Internal Emotional Scripts: Parenting With Emotional Literacy and Control
A siren-style wail just rose from the living room. It sounds like “Moooommmmmy!” and signals…
The Echo Chamber: “Mommy, I need to practice my song!”
This was my six-and-a-half-year-old daughter two days before our mutual recording session. The quintessential professional,…
The Echo Chamber: Why Motherhood Is the Most Challenging Reward and the Most Rewarding Challenge
An acquaintance of mine just gave birth to her first child two weeks ago. I…
The Echo Chamber: Why Stay? Beijing, I Just Can’t Quit You
After the name exchange and typical “where are you from?” the most commonly asked question…
Natural Talent: The Pleasant Pressures of Growing Up in a Musical Household
When my daughter Echo was not even 3 years old and my son was still…