“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...
I tend to run away from bandwagons or doing what everyone else is doing. For example, in college, I refused to even look at the option of going to China...
Living in China during the holidays is like living any other day. There's no Black Friday—a family favorite for me! (Although, any weekend shopping trip here can seem similar with...
A teammate had just come over to hang out, veg, chat, watch a mindless show when there it was...the doorbell. I think I literally rolled my eyes at the thought...
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