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So I know I haven’t posted much since we got back home. We have had a really hard time readjusting our sleep schedules, spent 2 weeks without hot water, and had to dive right into a big project at work. So things have been kind of crazy around here, but nothing really to write home Read More

It’s been a while since we have had to chastise any ugly foreigners (people who give all foreigners in China a bad name) on here, so we were about due. This one really takes the cake. According to Beijing News, the man was a hotel guest and was already intoxicated when he checked in that Read More

This is one of the most shocking stories I’ve come across since I started blogging about China. And, of course, it comes right out of Changsha. A day after the massive, state-supported, anti-Japanese protests rocked Changsha on the 15th, another, one-man protest ended in a grizzly murder by a city official. A man named He Zhi Hua Read More

One thing foreigners like to talk about when they go back to their home countries is “reverse culture-shock.” Basically reverse culture-shock is what some people experience when they return home from living abroad. They have gotten comfortable in their new lives and life went on without them back home so when they do go home, Read More

I turned 31 this year. For me, that is really hard to admit. But it goes beyond the typical ‘women don’t talk about their age’ stereotype. see, I had a plan, and the fact I’m so far from reaching my goal makes every day a struggle.  My dream from my very early 20s has been Read More

Yes, it’s true. The rally in Changsha on Saturday did turn into a full-fledged riot. I already shared my images from the weekend here, but I wanted to give space today to all the amazing pictures and videos taken by my friends throughout the city. Another one from Colin Thanks to Colin for capturing these images. Read More

This morning, the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Clear and cool, not a cloud in the sky. We had been waiting for a day just like this to visit the Kaifu Temple. While I was getting ready, though, I heard the sounds of cheering and chanting from outside. Unfortunately there is another building in front of Read More

Hunan children were used as guinea pigs for American GM food experiments. Back in 2008, children in Hunan were fed genetically modified rice (known as “Golden Rice”) without the knowledge or consent of their families. Even though this happened 4 years ago, it is only just now making the news rounds here in China, and Read More

According to Beijing Cream, an unnamed man of unknown nationality (we only know he is not Chinese) slapped and spat on a woman over a minor traffic accident on Sunday. Of course physically attacking and insulting someone over such a minor incident is completely unacceptable and is an ugly thing to do. However, it is Read More

We broke the news on Facebook a couple of weeks ago about the newest addition to our family, but I thought I would make a formal introduction here as we hadn’t actually released her name yet. This is Lady Darcy Fluffington. She is a Persian from the Sky Animation Mall. She likes feathers, toes, and chasing Read More