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That’s Beijing

I was interviewed a few weeks ago for an article about female expat bloggers in this month’sThat’s Beijing. Sadly, my story, URL and picture didn’t make it into the magazine, but I was quoted saying how great Lost Laowai and … Continue reading

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Mandarin Superpowers And More On China

Luke Gedeon is collecting China-related articles over on his blog. I’m really pleased to be part of this project, my contribution is a piece on my Mandarin superpowers.  Luke is well-connected among thoughtful bridge bloggers so it promises to be … Continue reading

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New Jeans Day

Yesterday I found the greatest pair of jeans on the irregulars rack. I guess this means I have an irregular figure because they fit absolutely perfectly. And they were $10! This is actually not the first time I found perfectly … Continue reading

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Awesome Street

If I knew it was possible to live on Awesome Street, I would never have settled for a normal address.

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Greyhound Form Letter

When I went to the Arts&Crafts Conference a couple weeks ago, I took the bus from Raleigh to Asheville. I tried to buy tickets on the Greyhound website, but every time I did, it returned an error and asked me … Continue reading

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Kids Today!

On Saturday, I gave my students at Chinese school a writing assignment. They were asked to imagine that ten years have passed and they’ve become hugely successful in their chosen field. They’re so successful, in fact, that they’ve been invited … Continue reading

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Unaabi Grill

Unaabi Grill http://www.unaabi.com 914 Kildaire Farm Rd. Cary, NC 27511 We were intrigued by the new restaurant Unaabi Grill, but honestly, we were not impressed with the outside. Unaabi Grill is in a converted Pizza Hut, and from the street, … Continue reading

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Quoted

My dad is the editor of a preaching journal, The Living Pulpit, and thanks to nepotism, I mean, my dad’s knowledge of my specific talents, I’ve been doing the quotes section for him for about a year now. For each … Continue reading

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Stamps

I went to the post office this morning to send Eric and Allison some extremely overdue gifts from China, and do my first Akoha missions. (Thanks to CT at Gypsy Bandito for sending me the deck!) Akoha’s a beta blend … Continue reading

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Elevator Confession

Every time I go to Chinese school, I take the elevator to my classroom, just to use my elevator Chinese phrases. I can’t figure out if I do it to keep up my elementary Chinese, or just to watch the … Continue reading

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