For the last few years, my oldest son Jake has asked to go out to a nice dinner for his birthday in lieu of a kids' party. Since he saves us a ton of money in babysitting, my husband Tom and I feel like it's a good deal. And we--and my mom--get to enjoy a nice dinner out, … [Read more...]
Beyond the classroom
Guest blogger Stuart Beaton, aka Our Man in Tianjin, is back with a fascinating post about teaching students outside the classroom. Stuart is a former China Daily columnist and has a fabulous author podcast site at http://rastous.podomatic.com. Here's Stu:There are times when … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Fresh Off the Boat
A couple of weeks ago I was talking on the phone with my friend Jean in New York. She told me about a memoir she was reading: Eddie Huang's Fresh Off the Boat (Random House, 2013). For 20 years Jean has been giving me amazing book recommendations, so I picked it up this … [Read more...]
Saturday night hotpot
Tonight was a frigid one in Chicago, so Tom, Jake, and I headed up to Chinatown for mouth-numbing hotpot. It had been years since I'd had hotpot, so long that 14-year-old Jake didn't remember the last time we went about seven years earlier. (Years before that, my dorm cafeteria … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year dinner at the Peninsula Chicago
With my husband Tom and 14-year old son Jake, I spent a lovely evening last night at the Peninsula Chicago's gorgeous Shanghai Terrace Restaurant. If any place is going to go all out for Chinese New Year, it's going to be the Pen. These are the outside decorations.The … [Read more...]
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