The stares. The squeals. The breeching of our space bubbles. The hair touching, especially the curly kind. The cheek pinching. The not-so-sneaky pictures. The in-your-face pictures, without even asking. The...
Cross-cultural living encapsulates so many areas! Daily life, language, creating a comfortable living space, making local friends, and helping our family adapt to a new culture. I have tidbits of...
Top 10 lists are so fun! As I mulled over what to make my list about, I kept thinking about the, ahem, unique foods I've been able to try over...
“Teammates would come, and teammates would go...and teammates would come, and teammates would go. We suffered our own little family whiplash with the loving, longing, and losing and replaying it...
It was Christmas time a few years ago while we were in language school, hunkered down in a bitterly cold northern China city. I had just spent the afternoon baking...
Currently, we live on a college campus 45 minutes from the city, near a small village and a few small mountains. Our campus bustles with 40,000+ people living, working, and...
The Serviette encourages people to share their tables in a way that bridges cultural and religious gaps, shows creativity, and serves others. Julie's vision both for her blog and for...
For my birthday every year, I asked my mom to make the same meal—turkey roast, cheesy hash browns and her famous lemon JELL-O “salad.” Only in the upper Midwest...
One of the first treats I learned to bake as a young girl was chocolate chip cookies. My mom made sure we had two homemade cookies in our lunches each...
We are a unique family. Even in the States, we stand out a bit; more so in some areas of the country than others. But in China, where we have...
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