When you live abroad, you are reminded, daily, of how different one place can be from another. Lately however, I've been having the opposite feeling. Places may be different - they smell different and look different - but I'm starting to realize people, are mostly the same.Nolan and I ventured to my least favorite grocery… Continue reading People are People
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Beautiful Bali
What is it about vacation that makes you think you could actually throw away your "real life," move to a tropical locale and live like a local? I mean, it's totally impractical and yet…sitting in your beach chair, under an umbrella with the ocean breeze gently tickling your forehead, frozen drink sweating beside you, listening… Continue reading Beautiful Bali
#Expatproblems
All you hipsters out there are familiar with #whitepeopleproblems.* Those who are arguably less hip...essentially, white people problems are non-problems. From Urban Dictionary: a. Events or situations which are deemed overly taxing to only white people.b. non-issues and scenarios which are deemed dire enough by white people to vent about via facebook, twitter, therapy sessions,… Continue reading #Expatproblems
Lessons from Chinese TV
As you also know, we don't speak Mandarin. If you are a regular reader, you also know, we have cable television (when we decide to pay our bills). Why does a family, who doesn't speak Chinese, need cable television while living in China? Well, for a number of reasons. 1. There are 3 English speaking… Continue reading Lessons from Chinese TV
Educating the Youth
Since we arrived in September, I've been searching for things to do with my kids. Now that I have the opportunity to be at home with them full time, I was looking for all of those fun things stay-at-home moms get to do - swim lessons and music class, arts and crafts and story time… Continue reading Educating the Youth
圣诞节快乐
A Facebook friend of mine recently commented on her friend's post. (Notice I didn't say, "my friend on Facebook." This is someone I have not seen or spoken to in 20 years but do count among my 200 besties on FB.) From what I gather, his children's public school has replaced a Christmas/holiday/winter school concert… Continue reading 圣诞节快乐
What I Learned this Week
Disclaimer: This post has more to do with being a parent than China. If you're really not interested in reading about my kids, read no further. Everyone is fine. But we had a little accident on Sunday. To protect ourselves from nasty parasites that could be lurking in our faucets, we drink from a water… Continue reading What I Learned this Week
Kathleen Siddell 