We flew to Okinawa with a Pack n’ Play and a few sets of beach clothes on January 18th, right at the start of my husband’s two-week Chinese New Year vacation. I remember my husband briefly mentioning something about a virus in China, but it was far from Shanghai so I didn’t think anything of… Continue reading Shanghai to Okinawa to Seoul to Florida: Our Coronavirus Escape Route
Tag: Living Abroad
Welcome to the World of Unsolicited Advice: Bringing a Baby to China
I knew that we would stand out like sore thumbs in China. The foreigner is always accompanied by stares and pointing and exclamations of “laowai” here. I still wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I brought my tiny, blonde-haired girl here though. I remember people touching my little brother’s blonde hair in the market… Continue reading Welcome to the World of Unsolicited Advice: Bringing a Baby to China
The Real Deal with Kunshan’s Air Quality
When my husband was offered a job at Kang Chiao International School in Kunshan, China last spring, the first concern we had about moving our family there was the air quality. China is notorious for having horrible air quality, and I had experienced the black, sooty air of Beijing firsthand on trip there a few… Continue reading The Real Deal with Kunshan’s Air Quality
Visiting Phnom Penh with a Toddler
The Shanghai area is incredibly dreary in the winter, but it also can’t make up its mind about being cold or muggy. I hadn’t seen the sun in weeks, and every time I went outside I was either over or under dressed. Our original plan was to just stay home for the Christmas break, but… Continue reading Visiting Phnom Penh with a Toddler
The Unraveled Teacher 