Ask the Yangxifu: Change your name after marriage in China?
Should you change names after marriage in China? And, if so, how? Jocelyn ponders the pros and cons, and offers insight into the process.
Read moreChapter 56: Missing the Flavor of Hangzhou in Shanghai
Even as I found so much to love in Shanghai, I still yearned for the flavors of the Hangzhou I once knew — including our favorite restaurants.
Read moreTravel China with the Yangxifu: Po Pagoda (繁塔), Kaifeng, China
Po Pagoda, a stumpy gray Northern Song-era pagoda in Kaifeng, China covered in tiles featuring Buddhist images, is unusual for its design, size and even shape.
Read moreChapter 55: New Position, New View of Shanghai
My view of Shanghai changed completely when I became gainfully employed as a copywriter, in a downtown office with a view of its own.
Read moreChapter 54: I’m Leaving Hangzhou on a Microvan
As I moved to Shanghai in a microvan, I left behind Hangzhou — and the memories — and moved forward with John’s support.
Read moreAsk the Yangxifu: Waiting to Say “I Love You” To a Chinese Boyfriend
Should you wait to tell your Chinese boyfriend “I love you?” Jocelyn offers advice to an American woman with a Chinese American man who wants to take it slow.
Read moreChapter 53: Truth, Lies and Actual China Employment
A lie may have brought me into Shanghai, but it was the truth that would make me gainfully employed in China.
Read moreChapter 52: Bad Luck or Blessings?
As I grappled with the uncertainty of finding a new job, and wondering where to live in China, I began to realize that bad luck might be a blessing.
Read moreChapter 51: My Guanxi, My Interview Nightmare
Has your China guanxi ever surprised you? A new guanxi of mine set up a job interview in China like nothing I’d ever known.
Read moreChapter 50: The Gumption to Stay in China
What keeps you abroad when life falls apart? When I faced uncertainty after losing my job, I remembered the things that kept me grounded in China.
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