Chopsticks Taboos: 12 Unholy Ways to Pick Up Your Food
The use of chopsticks to pick food up from the plate will earn you several…
Browsing: tips
Jetkids in Review: Revolutionizing Transcontinental Air Travel for Babies and Toddlers
If you have young kids, then you likely are well aware that traveling across the…
What to Expect from a Local Private Preschool
Two months after arriving in Beijing last year with a toddler and a baby in…
8 Points to Ponder Before Enrolling Your Preschooler
For parents of very young children, choosing a preschool isn’t something we do lightly. After…
Lock It Down: Keeping Your Family’s Fleet of Bikes Safe from Theft
You would think, from the constant bombardment of images in the media showing Beijing’s numerous…
Old College Try: It’s That Time of the Year, Again!!!
For many students, particularly students in international schools, the end of the fall term is…
Every Jiao Counts: What do you do with your extra income?
Many expats come to Beijing to make money and save. But we wondered what does…
Strategies on How to Cope with Western Education
Schools reconvened a while back, but the momentum has just started to pick up. The fresh…
Old College Try: The Agony of Essay Mistakes (Part 1)
As an educational consultant and college advisor for the last twenty some odd years one…
Tips on Preparing Your Home for Fall
By the end of this month, the high temperatures will be no more, and it…