Guess what arrived this week?When my husband Tom and I booked tickets to Hong Kong for next month, we took advantage of Cathay Pacific's special Year of the Dragon fare, which included a free stuffed dragon.Pretty true to the ad, right?My two youngest kids … [Read more...]
Kitchen in a box
Guest blogger Stuart Beaton has been busy interviewing a slew of authors on his podcast site, http://rastous.podomatic.com/ as well as getting back into the new teaching term. But he's spent some time here blogging about his adventures teaching kitchen English. So bring out the … [Read more...]
Mandarin story time at the public library
I've posted before about my disappointment with our public schools for failing to bring Mandarin classes into the schools. It's been a sore spot with countless parents and me, but I've tried to stay positive and find other opportunities for my kids to learn Mandarin. Or at least … [Read more...]
Dim sum birthday brunch
My daughter Rachel turns five today. We're having a kids' party for her tomorrow, mostly with girls from her pre-school class, but we had to do something fun for her birthday today. So last night I asked where she'd like to go. She shrugged her shoulders."What about dim sum?" … [Read more...]
An evening with author Xu Xi
On Wednesday night I met celebrated author Xu Xi for dinner in Chicago. She's in town for the AWP conference (Association of Writing Programs). I've worked with Xu Xi before, as a contributing writer for her anthology, Fifty-Fifty: New Hong Kong Writing (Haven Books, 2008) and … [Read more...]
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