Don't Eat My Buchela! - Life in China

My Garden, My Grandmother (1 comment)

Fri, 28 May 2010 18:37:00 -0700

As a child, I spent a lot of time at my grandmother's. One of my fondest memories of my time there involves helping her tend to her vegetable garden. [More]

Two Habesha Boys (6 comments)

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:04:00 -0700

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Spring: New Life, New Challenges (12 comments)

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:35:00 -0700

Spring is finally here!
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Easter 2010 in Dalian, China (3 comments)

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:27:00 -0700

Not only did American Easter sneak up on us this year but I had no idea the Ethiopian one was on the same day! Apparently, once every five years, the dates for the two Easters falls on the same day. Silly me, I was still counting on the Ethiopian one to being next weekend. Ah well. I will still make doro wot :) Outside of this one surprise, the holiday weekend was great. This year we did our Easter egg hunt in a beautiful little private park.

The kids listened to clues and ran to find the candy stashes.

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Chefs and Blankets (2 comments)

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:08:00 -0700

I have been working a bit more which translates into less time for blogging and other fun things. Winter has worn out its welcome but still hangs around. In the mean time, the centrally (as in city government) provided heat has gone off. And we are stepping, walking and running on our blankets instead of wearing them.

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Christmas 2009 in Pictures

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:05:00 -0700

Wake up. Read note from Santa. (Pisst... turn the note around.)

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When Not Working Isn't Working (10 comments)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:39:00 -0700

When my husband and I were dating, we had lengthy discussions about what our domestic arrangements would look like if we were to marry. We agreed, outside of me taking a reasonable maternity leave (6 months), both of us will work. I wanted him to know from the get go what he was getting himself into. [More]

Moving on: No More Teaching Preschool (3 comments)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:05:00 -0700

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Halloween in China: Part 2 - Trick or Treat (4 comments)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:11:00 -0700

As Buchela put on his Ultra-man (Asian Super Hero) costume (the red and grey one)...
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Halloween in China: Part 1 - Carving the Pumpkin (2 comments)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:09:00 -0700

Hubby set the kids up for pumpkin carving fun.
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On the Brink of Winter (1 comment)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:46:00 -0700

We woke up this morning to find a cold wind rattling our windows and knocking over stuff on our balconies. I find the arrival of winter in Dalian to always be swift. I would rather not be grumpy about welcoming a new season. I want to think of it as an opportunity to stage creative play with my kids. Because there will certainly be days we'll find ourselves trapped inside. I am definitely hoping Mr. Winter's visit will be short and mild. And hopefully there will be surprise warm days peppered throughout allowing us to do things like this:

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On Higher Education Grounds (5 comments)

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:56:00 -0700

There is a university a 20 minute walk away from our apartment. [More]

Moon Cake Weekend (5 comments)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:44:00 -0700

It is moon cake holiday weekend here in China.
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Back in China (10 comments)

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:47:00 -0700

We are back in China. We are, once again, getting over jet lag and adjusting. Buchela and I will go back to work tomorrow. Dinbit will be staying home with a new caretaker. Lots of new stuff. I will be updating soon!

Spring Planting - China Style (1 comment)

Sat, 09 May 2009 00:41:00 -0700

Spring is finally here. The weather in the past week has been beautiful. There are flowers blooming everywhere.
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