Posted in China articles on Aug 30th, 2010
My Chinese inlaws raised a dog last summer that we came to love. But that dog’s pain, and ultimate demise, became a tough reminder that China — especially the countryside — has a different perspective on owning a dog.
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Posted in China articles on Aug 23rd, 2010
One Saturday morning in Spring 2005, about 10 minutes before crawling from bed, I heard it — a screeching sound akin to scratching a blackboard with your fingernails, but magnified more than 100 times over. Yes, just a little good old welding and drilling in the name of redecorating yet another apartment in my neighborhood, [...]
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Posted in China articles on Aug 16th, 2010
Before I went to China, I never believed in wearing cute pastels. But after living in the Middle Kingdom, adorable outfits slowly creeped into my wardrobe, and changed forever just how I saw clothing.
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Posted in China articles on Aug 11th, 2010
HYBRID AMBASSADORS: a blog-ring project of Dialogue2010 You met our multinational cultural innovators this spring in a roundtable discussion of hybrid life at expat+HAREM. Now in these interconnected blog posts they share reactions to a recent polarizing book promotion at the writing network SheWrites. Join the discussion on Twitter using #HybridAmbassadors or #Dialogue2010 Last summer, [...]
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Posted in China articles on Aug 9th, 2010
Come August, the summer bears its true canines as the temperatures leap above 35 degrees with a ferocious humidity. You find yourself devoured by a wave of sizzling moisture every time you step out onto the streets, and overcome by a dizziness, almost like prey stunned in the chase. That’s when you know it’s here — the Autumn Tiger.
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Posted in China articles on Aug 2nd, 2010
I used to fear China’s foreign scissors, before I discovered the bliss of a haircut in China. And now, even in the US, I pine for those great hairstylists in the Middle Kingdom.
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Posted in China articles on Jun 15th, 2010
I got an e-mail from a producer for House Hunters International, a show on the Home and Garden TV Network exploring the idiosyncrasies of buying real estate in other countries, and they’re looking for people who live in China to take part in their show. What kind of people? Cool, likeable folks under 50, who [...]
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Posted in China articles on Apr 26th, 2010
As the seasons change, so does this writer. I explain why and how I’ll be changing my posting schedule (from five to three days) — and also give readers a chance to win one of five original Chinese characters drawn by my father-in-law.
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Posted in China articles on Mar 14th, 2010
As we remember the women who make a difference in our world, there’s one minority voice we shouldn’t forget — the Western women who love Chinese men.
China blogs are still a man’s world, so our voices are often lost in the comments and trackbacks. But Western women who love Chinese men have a unique perspective to a woman’s experience in China — which makes their blogs even more valuable in the blogsphere. Here’s my list, in alphabetical order (according to the blog’s name).
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Posted in China articles on Mar 5th, 2010
Four Western women with Chinese husbands talk about what it takes to go from Chinese boyfriend to marriage with Chinese men. A guest article in Middle Kingdom Life.
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