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Category Archive: China Generalizations

Nico’s First Antibiotics (How Precious!)

Nico’s First Antibiotics (How Precious!)

 Nico is built like a little rubber tank. I’m pretty sure he could survive a nuclear blast at this point, which is great news for …

 

Beyond Awkwardness

Beyond Awkwardness

Today, I am officially a creep. As you may recall, we have this lovely woman who for the past several months has cleaned our house and …

 

The Moneychanger

The Moneychanger

We were gone the day China turned the heat on in everyone’s house, so our heat was never turned on. For us, this means we …

 

Our Gilded Cage

Our Gilded Cage

After you’ve lived in China for a while (almost three years now for yours truly), a great many things become all too normal. I really …

 

Not Quite Martha Stewart

Not Quite Martha Stewart

I am now the proud owner of a yogurt maker. It’s a pretty simple thing consisting of a container to hold the yogurt and a …

 

Another Haphazard Update

Another Haphazard Update

Much to my own embarrassment, much has been keeping me of updating this blog recently, most of it good.

 

Boom Boom Boom

Boom Boom Boom

It’s Spring Festival week over here in China-land. To celebrate, Christian and a billion Chinese people all have one week off from work (unfortunately, it …