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Happy New Year
January 1, 2018Every New Year’s Eve, as the clock strikes midnight, I look ahead with hopes and dreams for …what exactly?…
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Mid-Autumn Festival
October 22, 2017If you were in Guangzhou, you’d call it “Jūng-chāu Jit.” In Korea, “Chuseok.” In Vietnam, “Tết Trung Thu.” And…
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Taste This! Does this Taste Funny?
January 20, 2016Okay, this is a thing that happens: You sit down to a nice meal, either at home or abroad,…
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What Not To Ask An Adoptive Parent
September 11, 2015We’ve been a family for a long time now, and I often forget that Yao Yao is adopted. (No,…
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THE CASE AGAINST CARPE DIEM
July 15, 2015My husband, Jim, and I have traveled all over the world together. And when we added Yao Yao, our…
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Souvenirs Gone South
June 11, 2015I admit, one of the best – and lasting – parts of travel is bringing back a representative piece…
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Surfing in Sri Lanka
May 15, 2015Here’s where it gets fun – fun for me, anyway. The instructor took Jim and Yao Yao and showed…
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Tea Trails of Sri Lanka
March 12, 2015My husband, Jim, and I are coffee drinkers by nature and by habit, but each of us will enjoy…
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A Small Hindu Temple in Sri Lanka
March 6, 2015On our drive to Bandarawela, my daughter, Yao Yao, saw this lovely Hindu temple and asked to stop. It…
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Yao Yao’s Top 10 Islands #3 Bali
February 7, 2015Bali is not only one of Yao Yao’s favorite islands, but one of her favorite places in the whole…
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