Welcome to the sixth interview in my infinite series of one sided conversations with expats (and […]
Scene 1. ‘Happy April Fish Day, teacher!’ My students are knee deep in plastic snack-sized […]
Four days ago, I was quite dissatisfied with Shanghai and with living abroad in general. I […]
Welcome to the first interview in a series that has not yet had its parameters […]
As you may have noticed, my posts recently have been flailing wildly back and forth on […]
I was wrong. Last week, I declared with false confidence that I was settled and ready […]
It looks like we’re going to be here in Shanghai for a while. Doug has […]
One of the emotionally complicating factors of constantly living in and travelling through countries with troubled […]
So the incessant festive explosions of last night continued until very very late, late enough for […]
As a Rooster, Doug’s mortal enemy in Chinese astrology is the Rabbit. And lo, come tomorrow, […]
Although I’ve been living in Shanghai for about a week shy of two years now, I’ve […]
So we went to Qibao yesterday, our first grand excursion in a week or so, as […]