The Ayi Dilemma
Every expat wife I’ve met with at least one child has something called an “ayi.” Ayi (阿姨, pronounced like: “eye-ee”) is Mandarin for “auntie,” and …
Every expat wife I’ve met with at least one child has something called an “ayi.” Ayi (阿姨, pronounced like: “eye-ee”) is Mandarin for “auntie,” and …
You may recall, during our fateful trip to Shenyang the weekend before Thanksgiving to get my name changed in my passport, that Christian lost his …
Today, we learned something about the Chinese postal service: We all cried a little.
I had this cute little blog planned out about how Christian, poor Christian, was having a tumultuous time coming up with my Christmas present. But …
By the time I was around eight, Christmas at my house had become some weird battle ground between my mother and herself. Everything about Christmas …
The plant manager at Christian’s work is a fairly typical rich Chinese businessman. He terrifies his underlings to the point that they feel compelled to …
Well, fudge. Our water is out again. It’s been gone since we got home last night from a business dinner for Christian’s work. I would …
Monthly Archives: December 2007