Tag Archives: repatriation
At The Video Store
Sometimes I forget how much having lived in China affects me. I don’t mean my new appreciation for bread and cheese, although I think Chinese food has something to do with that. I mean how out of the American loop … Continue reading
No Points For Creativity
I am as tired of hearing “for Main Street, not Wall Street” as I once was of hearing “China’s coming-out party.”
Unpacking
Most of our boxes look something like this: …or this: But some times Stick was a bit more honest in his labeling:
Economics According to Meg
So if you are making minimum-wage as a cashier and at the end of the day, your drawer is missing $20, you probably get fired, because losing a twenty is either stealing or incompetence. But if you’re making a huge … Continue reading
American Mei You
I planned to write a post about starting a job today, teaching SAT prep. Towards the end of the job interview, when we were talking about where to park and what time to arrive, the main teacher (I’m the assistant) … Continue reading
Purple Fiver
Seriously, American money has a big purple number on it now?
Ten Years Off
I went with my mom today to get our nails done, and the manicurist asked me if I was starting 11th grade or 12th grade.
Jersey Girl
I flew up to New Jersey yesterday to see my family. The upside to the visa hassles and life upheaval is that I get to visit my folks! It’s been just under a year since I’ve seen my family. Now … Continue reading
Marco Polo
Stick and I took our niece Isabel to the pool today. We played a pick-up game of Marco Polo, with some neighborhood kids, and watched a hundred thousand times as Isabel’s cried “Watch this! Look at me!” It was fantastic, … Continue reading
Conversation With My 5-Year-Old Niece
Isabel: …and that’s the baby’s paccy. Meg: A paccy? You mean this? A pacifier? Isabel: Yes. Pacifier must be what people call them in China.
