Like every Saturday morning, in spring, today is no different. Awaken by the warm light, birds chirping, I stretch my body to the fullest extent, breathing in and out. It’s real: I am alive,...
I have promised that I will eventually talk about good things in Shanghai.
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure to host two Italian girls from Rome. They came with a group of international students...
I am not sure about you, but why I often have this sense of pressure from within, that the sky is falling on me? I am running out of time, and space. I am running out of youth…and eventually...
I smiled when I wrote down these words, couldn't help wondering whether this is a proper English phrase. I googled and yes, it is! Why would I have doubts about such an often-used simple expression...
We are moving to Shanghai. This was a long decision process. My children are half Chinese but it’s the invisible half. They are as American as every other American around them. And they love...
October 28th 2011, 34011 feet above the ground, in the sky, near the clouds, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, I am tired, jetlagged, filled with caffeine, can’t sleep, have watched most of...
Five Years Later
Five years later, is it already too late
To find myself in your life again?
I have not left yet, to make the farewell easier
Imagine I am already back, once more
Oh,...
I am sorry if I am misleading you into thinking this is going to be some thriller romance. No, not at all. I am thinking about this website and other ordinary things. The new site is here: It's...
I love traveling. I travel for work and for pleasure. When I was a little girl, I already knew I was going to travel to see the world. As much as I loved my hometown, my home village, I thought I...
It's kids' bed time. I am normally quite strict about it. After a few rounds of back and forth, my 8-year-old finally got tired and kissed me good-night. I turned to my routine: bills to pay,...