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Nominated for Lotus Blossom Award, Vote For Me!

It’s the year of the snake, and I’m not only ready, I’m red all over. As in, red parka, red sweater, red socks, and yes, red underwear. 😉

But my cheeks are rosy too. After all, I did blush with excitement when I learned that I’m nominated for a Lotus Blossom Award at My New Chinese Love in the category of Best Love Blog. If you love what I’m doing here at Speaking of China, share the love by taking a moment and voting for me! Takes less than a minute and, believe me, it’ll make my day. 🙂

Also, best of luck to Life Behind the Wall and Tales from Hebei, who are also nominated in the same category. They’re both outstanding websites worth a read, if you haven’t discovered them already.

Enjoy the year of the snake…and don’t forget to vote!

 

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Valentine’s Day Giveaway at My New Chinese Love

My New Chinese Love Valentine's Day Giveaway
Enter to win a Valentine's day bouquet at My New Chinese Love.

The people at My New Chinese Love asked me to pass this on — they’re running a Valentine’s day giveaway going on now until February 12, 2012. To enter, all you have to do is submit a photo about what you love most about China, and give it a creative caption. The winner receives a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

See their website for details.

P.S.: Thanks to everyone who voted for me for the Lotus Blossom Award at My New Chinese Love  — in case you haven’t seen my sidebar, your support helped me win.

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Featured in Beijing Today, Nominated for a Lotus Blossom Award

Speaking of China featured in Beijing Today
I'm featured in Beijing Today, and nominated for a Lotus Blossom Award this week.

A couple of quick things I wanted to share with you.

First, the weekly Beijing Today featured me in an article last Friday. I’m late to mention it — this week has been killer — but it’s a nice one and I appreciate the coverage (note, though, I need to ask for a few corrections. For the record, I’m 34 and that older man in one of those photos, he’s my husband’s godfather, not actual father). Here’s a snippet of the article, When an American Girl Meets a Chinese Man:

“Are Jewish women more likely to marry Chinese men? How my anti-Japanese Chinese husband changed his mind about Japan …”

These are among the topics from Jocelyn Eikenburg’s blog Speaking of China, a personal account of how an American woman found love in the Chinese countryside – and the things that happened next in the cross-cultural relationship.

She writes about how she met her husband, a Chinese man from rural Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province with the English name John, in 2002 at an online company in Hangzhou when working.

They met through a mutual friend’s arrangement. Eikenburg fell in love during the summer of that year after John took her out for her birthday.

Check out the full article.

Second, Speaking of China was nominated for a Lotus Blossom Award from My New Chinese Love. If you have a moment and you really dig this blog, show your support — vote for Speaking of China here. And thanks for reading. 🙂

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