‘Tis the season–to give books

Share

When I was younger, I would’ve been pissed off if I’d gotten all books for the holidays. I can’t remember what exactly it was that I wanted, but books always seemed boring and a cop out. But now I can’t think of anything I’d rather get.

(Flowers, chocolate, and jewelry might be a Valentine dream [...]

By the time I get to Phoenix

Share

Another busy morning today, but this one was planned.

I woke all three kids up at six, prying the two little ones from their beds/cribs as they cried and begged to go back to sleep. But we had a flight to catch.

Or rather, number one son had a flight to catch. And since the husband [...]

The Road to Mandalay

Share

Now that Hillary Clinton will visit Myanmar next month, will we see an increase of US tourism to that country? After all, it’s been 50 years since a US Secretary of State has visited Myanmar (the country formerly known as Burma).

To celebrate this historic event, I received two books today about Myanmar. The first [...]

A summer of David Henry Hwang

Share

One of the highlights of my summer was attending a series of three plays written by David Henry Hwang. My husband and I kicked off the series in July with Chinglish.

This play told the story of an American businessman who travels to Guiyang, China to drum up some clients for his sign business [...]

Fall reading list

Share

Now that it’s September, summer is quickly coming to an end. The kids are back in school and the days are getting shorter. To help get through the coming cold months, I’m excited to read a few new books this fall.

Alexandra Fuller’s new Africa memoir is probably the book I’m most looking forward to [...]