On our last night in Thailand, Amaury and I spent some time over dinner chatting about our resolutions for this past year and the one ahead. As I mentioned last year, we tend to create our resolutions organically based on goals we already have. A year ago, my goals were to deepen my yoga practice, play... Continue Reading →
New Zealand and reflections on quality time
I've been back in Guangzhou for about a week now and with all the choir concerts, holiday events, Chinese lessons, and work it feels more like a whole month. With the weather in the 60F range, it feels positively wintry here. Our Christmas tree is up and the whole city is bedazzled with glitzy decorations... Continue Reading →
鸡年快乐 “Ji Nian Kuai Le” Happy Chicken Year!
新年快乐!Xin nian kuai le! Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Western New Years Eve and Day. We spent New Years Eve at a fancy hotel here with some good friends. Amaury and I ended up dancing ourselves to exhaustion, so I'd say it was a successful evening. Us at NYE Some... Continue Reading →
A short guide to marriage as an ex-pat
Unfortunately, I've been hit with a bad bout of flu. I spent the past couple days in denial about how sick I felt, practically biting poor A's head off when he suggested I looked a little tired. After somehow making it through a holiday party plus choir performance without fainting, I finally collapsed into bed... Continue Reading →
Beautiful sights and Christmas dragons
Our lives have been a bit of whirlwind the past few weeks as we've been doing the thing we most love about being an ex-pat in Guangzhou- TRAVEL! We were gone the last two weekends. First, we were in Hainan for Thanksgiving and our first wedding anniversary. Then we flew over to Siem Reap ostensibly... Continue Reading →