The water was not running in our neighborhood today. I’m not complaining. This small inconvenience made me appreciate how good we have it. We knew in advance that the water would be off between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. We prepared by filling the bathtub with water at 6:30 and we [...]
Lead paint has been in the news of late. It has been in the news in America, that is. And even though I live in China, most of my sources of information originate in the USA. That means I have been thinking a lot about lead.
China does not have laws outlawing lead [...]
A few weeks ago I had this conversation with my Chinese friend, Alice:
“Your baby’s 100th day is on October 20th. I calculated.”
“OK. I guess that sounds right.”
“I want to go to your apartment and celebrate with you, and I have presents for the baby.”
“OK. We can do that.”
Artemis’s 100th day was not [...]
Emily, Joshua and Artemis now live in Philadelphia, PA. They used to live in Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
Monthly Archives: November 2007