Several weeks ago, as I was grabbing a sweater before heading out to dinner with my husband, I glanced at the tag inside the collar. I knew my grandma had bought this sweater in Hong Kong back in the 60s, but realized I had never looked closely at the tag.Ambassador Hotel. I … [Read more...]
My mom’s Mongkok
This postcard shows what my mom saw when she stayed at the Sun Ya Hotel in Hong Kong almost 50 years ago. When I look at the jumble of signs--tall and short, vertical and horizontal, neon and unlit--I think Vegas has nothing on this place, even back in 1962.I wonder if my mom … [Read more...]
All the tea in Japan
So my mom is packing for a few weeks in Japan and is making plans for where she'll go once she touches down at Narita. Although no stranger to Japan, she hasn't been there in about 15 years.If you could ask for anything from Japan (within a reasonable size range, of course), … [Read more...]
Pirouettes and pliés
Yesterday I bought my daughter her first set of ballet attire. I love that she's excited to start lessons next week at the tender age of 3. I also studied it a few times in my earlier years--when I was 5, 12, and 21.Some friends have welcomed me into the world of daughters in … [Read more...]
YMCA Waterloo Road, Hong Kong
Almost 16 years ago to the day, I woke up in the YMCA on Waterloo Road, scared I'd made the biggest mistake of my life.Weeks earlier, I had quit my job in Washington, DC, moved all my belongings to my parents' house in Chicago, and then packed a couple suitcases to bring to … [Read more...]
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