Three days before leaving America, we enjoyed a perfect fall day at the Denver Botanic Garden’s Corn Maze. As the cousins wound their way through the maze, I relished in the blue sky and sunshine. Clean air. Endless blue skies. Cousin time. Just a few of the things we would miss in China. Are we…
Category: Foreign Service
Welcome to the world, Diplo-baby
Dear Little One, People might have thought your dad and I were crazy to have you when we did. When I got pregnant with you, I was in the final year of my master’s degree, your dad had just started his new job, and we were about to move to China. Maybe we were a…
Dragon Boating
There is a holiday in China called Dragon Boat Festival. Particularly in South China, it is celebrated (how else?) with Dragon Boat Races. It’s exciting and impressive to watch, and even more fun to do… or so I thought.
How To Be An Expat Wife (for beginners)
“You’re going to Thailand? What will you be doing there?” “We are going for my husband’s internship for political science. We are really excited!” “Oh. So what are you going to be doing in Thailand?” Good question, isn’t it? I think it is a question that fills the lives of many expat spouses. What on…