Susan Blumberg-Kason

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A tale of two jackets

January 29, 2013 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

As Chinese New Year approaches, I think back to one of my favorite parts of CNY from years past.My red jacket.I bought it in Hubei province 17 long years ago and took it with me to San Francisco when I moved there in 1998. I can still picture where it hung in my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: China, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels

A year of dragons

January 27, 2013 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

As we wind down the Year of the Dragon, I find myself a bit sad to see it go. Thinking back over the events of this year, I see that it was indeed filled with dragons.It started about a year ago with Cathay Pacific's Year of the Dragon discounted airfare. I not only booked … [Read more...]

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Grazing the Limestone Coast at Robe

January 22, 2013 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Our man in Tianjin is on holiday in Australia over the long lunar New Year break. He and his wife Ellen visited a place I had never heard of before. And because I love off-the-beaten-path stories, I'm super excited to feature Stuart's write-up of this fascinating excursion. … [Read more...]

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40 hours in Milwaukee

January 21, 2013 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

When you don't know when your next vacation will come, you'll take what you can get. So this weekend my husband and I escaped for 40 hours to the closest city from our home: Milwaukee. I've passed through Milwaukee over the years, but haven't stayed there in 30 years.We chose … [Read more...]

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On dating Chinese men and raising Chinese boys

January 14, 2013 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 18 Comments

I read an interesting post today on Speaking of China about another blogger who concluded after one date with a Chinese guy that Chinese folks in general have weird dating standards. Speaking of China asked its readers to come up with their own blogs to refute the other blogger's … [Read more...]

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