One Western woman with a Chinese husband makes sense of China 洋媳妇看中国
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, [...]
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.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 23rd, 2010
My Chinese boyfriend John and I went to Su Causeway in Hangzhou not for the view or a walk, but to find the bench where we first kissed, and became a couple.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 21st, 2010
My friend Chris had completely bought into Amway as a way of life, when he began working as a sales rep for them. But while I bought Amway vitamins, I wasn’t buying his sales pitch.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 16th, 2010
During a reunion lunch with one of my favorite former Chinese coworkers, Jane, I discover she’s gone over to F@lun G0ng — and hopes John and I will too.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 15th, 2010
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.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 12th, 2010
As I moved to Shanghai in a microvan, I left behind Hangzhou — and the memories — and moved forward with John’s support.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 7th, 2010
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.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 6th, 2010
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.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 5th, 2010
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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