Bad air has descended on Guangzhou in a murky brown haze, causing me to lay low at home as much as possible this week. That, and the fact that most of our friends are away for the holidays, has given me lots of time to catch up on a few projects like writing this. We spent a... Continue Reading →
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 →
My favorite time of year is here! Living abroad and away from my immediate family makes Christmas time a little different and sometimes difficult, but each year I enjoy recreating old traditions and developing new ones with A and friends. I'm almost to the end of my sweet time in New Zealand with my family.... Continue Reading →
I hope you're all having a lovely holiday season. We had a nice, quiet Christmas that involved spending most of the day in our pajamas, skyping with our families, spending time with friends, and having a fancy meal at a nice hotel. I was supposed to be working on a research project now, but... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Happy Wanderings 