So, not going to lie, there is a lot of good tea in China. I often buy loose leaf and bagged tea at the grocery store, but Alex and I have also treated ourselves twice to a fairly magical afternoon tea at Theatre Tea. Theatre Tea is a sweet shop in the World Financial Center, … Continue reading For All the Tea in China
Most of you know that we have a furry addition to our family who goes by the name of Albus Lowry. When we were thinking about getting him, I looked into how difficult it would be to bring him home. The US doesn't have very strict quarantine laws about dogs so we took it as a … Continue reading How to Move a Dog from China to the US
Good news-- we've found that the date we will probably be flying out is September 16th! As the weeks wind down, we've been trying to revisit our favorite spots and cross off any Beijing bucket list items still remaining. While there are lots of markets in Beijing, I've always wanted to check out the LaiTai … Continue reading LaiTai Flower Market
I find a kind of perverse pleasure in finding typos. I really love to find them in books or published content. That being said, I know there are probably some typos some of you readers have found on this very blog-- the idea kind of haunts me. Anyways, here in China, it's almost too easy. … Continue reading Lost in Translation
*Warning this post contains spoilers.* At the end of last week, I was a bit sad. Sure Daenerys still has two dragons, but now a tale of ice and fire is getting closer and closer. In honor of the two remaining dragons, I went out and bought two dragonfruit. Like my discovery post about mangosteens, here … Continue reading Just in Time for the Game of Thrones Season Finale
The past year, we've had a lot of changes, and this has been true in our home as well. I first put up photos of our apartment in this post, Home Sweet Home, and I thought it would be fun to do a follow up where you can see the changes we've gone through. I realized … Continue reading Then and Now, A Home Tour
While traveling I always think it's a fun idea to pop into supermarkets and see what's similar and different from home. In the U.K. I loved the descriptions of things-- packages wouldn't advertise plain old strawberries, they were "delicious, fragrant strawberries." Strolling down the beauty aisle in China, you'll see the usual suspects-- shampoo, conditioner, … Continue reading The Chinese Secret to Good Skin
The end of a season has definitely been on my mind as we are leaving China so soon. Endings are a natural time of reflection, and the subject of creativity has been on my mind a lot. A few years ago, if you had asked me if I was creative I would have said no. … Continue reading Creativity and Advice
I thought it was really fun reading all the questions you posted about our life in China. Without further ado, here is my attempt to answer them. 1. What is the population of Beijing? (Marti Forbus) Bing says that the population of Beijing is 21.7 million. To put this into perspective, the combined population of … Continue reading Your Questions Answered
As our time in China winds to a close (our contracts finish in one month), it's kind of a nostalgic time. While on the one hand we're really excited about going home, it's also kind of bittersweet. Here are 5 things I'll miss and another couple I won't (presented in no particular order.) {WILL MISS} Living … Continue reading Things I’ll Miss/Things I won’t
