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What’s Saving My Life, Summer 2017 Edition

A few months ago, when life felt very uncertain, I took some time to reflect on all the things in my life that were saving my life. They ranged from my weekly family Skype call to my favorite travel dress. Since then,...

Things to do in Guangzhou, China: the Yat-Sen Memorial

The Best Things to Do in Guangzhou, China

We’ve been living in China for almost a month, so we figured it was time to see a little more of it. A few weeks back, Julie found out she had to attend a few meetings at her company’s Guangzhou office, so...

Summer Bucket List: Hong Kong

2017 Summer Bucket List

Last summer was memorable for a lot of reasons. Most obviously, it was our last summer as London residents, and we had a long list of things we wanted to do in the city before leaving for good. Wow –...

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Corners of the Internet #26

Good morning and 早上好! Today is Friday and it’s been one of those weeks when every day feels like Friday, but then, cruelly, isn’t. I swear, on Tuesday I woke up thinking it was Friday.  But here we...

China visa process

China Visa Process, Part Deux

This article is part of a short series about our journey to obtain our Chinese residency and work visas. We haven’t found great personal resources about what to expect when applying for such visas and went through...