On our second day in Hong Kong, I brought Tom to the Jewish cemetery, which wasn't too far from our hotel. To get there, we walked past cemeteries of all the major religions. The Muslim cemetery was across from our hotel.We also passed a Catholic cemetery and a Parsee … [Read more...]
Return to Hong Kong, Day 1
After a whirlwind trip to Hong Kong, I'm back in Chicago and excited to share photos and highlights from just four days in my favorite city. I hope you enjoy this post and the ones to follow. Here's day one!Tom and I stayed at the intersection of Wan Chai, Happy Valley, and … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
In honor of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year, I dug up this photo from 20 years ago when my parents and I traveled to Singapore. We found the Maghain Aboth Synagogue, built in 1878. Here my mom and I are standing with the woman who managed the synagogue.For anyone who … [Read more...]
East Coast Book Tour
Tom became a househusband for a couple days this past week as I took the Good Chinese Wife book tour out east. I made it to the venue, 5C Cafe, with one hour to spare. My generous cousins Trudy and Bruce own the cafe in the East Village. The reading was also an … [Read more...]
GoodReads giveaway!
I was updating my GoodReads account and noticed that GOOD CHINESE WIFE has a giveaway from now until 29 July! If you live in the US or Canada, you can enter the contest for free to win one of ten copies of the final … [Read more...]
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