It happens again. I’ve sat down to start writing this entry several times in the past few weeks, or honestly in the past two months, but everything I’ve written is charged, angry, calamitous, and then resigned. I feel this surge…
When life gives you lemons, make yourself do push-ups
I guess I should take some time to explain what a Tough Mudder is, because it’s one of those things that is also particularly American in a “we’re very macho, but will still sign a dozen safety waivers” kind of a way.
A not-recipe for carrot cake
I baked a carrot cake cheesecake this weekend, but we ate all of it before I could take any photos. Well, actually that’s a lie. I ate the last piece just a few hours ago with a cup of earl grey…
Are we too old to go to Thailand?
I looked like I belonged on Khao San road, but something still didn’t feel right.
A China flight survival guide or 'how to make it through a red eye without hating yourself'
We’re in Bangkok for the rest of this week! D and I are on a flight to Thailand for a short vacation. As always, the flights are the worst part of our travel plan (no, Spring Airlines, don’t get on the…
Recipe: Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies
I’ve started preparing for a 16 km Tough Mudder race and it feels like I haven’t been this ill-prepared for anything my entire life. And I don’t think it’s because the race itself will be that competitive or soul-crushing, but the fun…
An American Abroad
The first signs of autumn are always so striking. There’s a certain chill in the crisp apple-cider smell of the Fall air and, to me, a certain New England charm in keeping the windows opened at night. And so, as the Shanghai seasons…
The best is yet to come
I quit my job last week. And I know I should feel scared, but I don’t. I mean, I do feel a little scared. But I am much more excited than petrified. I am quitting my job with no definite…
Some changes are coming
It’s interesting, this idea of living abroad, and the reality of living abroad.
Changing China: The rise and fall of 'foreigner' streets in Shanghai
Yongkang used to be a constant block party, the kind of place where you end up after free-flow brunch and stay until 10pm, at which point you would be ushered inside and the party would go on until 2am. Needless to say, it was absolutely not the best representation of foreigners in China.
Shanghai Tested: Traditional Chinese Medicine
This past Saturday, I tried something I told myself I would never do while in China. Here is how it went: a ‘doctor’ suctioned small glass jars to my back by lighting an alcohol soaked cotton swab on fire to suck…
Adulting in China
I came to China to escape the corporate nightmare and now I’m living it. Part of living abroad is this idea to escape the real world. Sort of like, I’ll come to China and it doesn’t matter what I do…