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Monthly Archives: December 2007

The Ayi Dilemma

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 …

 

Tell Him You Love Him With Cold Forging

Tell Him You Love Him With Cold Forging

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 …

 

Small Packages

Small Packages

Today, we learned something about the Chinese postal service: We all cried a little.

 

Trying Ever So Hard to Ruin Christmas

Trying Ever So Hard to Ruin Christmas

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 …

 

Are There Any Christmas-Trainers in the House?

Are There Any Christmas-Trainers in the House?

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 …

 

Just Can’t Take the Girl Anywhere

Just Can’t Take the Girl Anywhere

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 …

 

Hello? Water?

Hello? Water?

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 …