For many of us WWAMs embracing our husbands’ culture can be a fascinating process. However, moving to Asia for our
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Fancy Wicked Christmas Cards from China?
Stunning artist Kristel, whose profile you can read here, has once again come up with an amazing project in creativity
Continue readingWhere’s Wang? Last Christmas
With the summer heat roasting us alive, I figured this would be the most appropriate time to review Last Christmas.
Continue readingBeing Culturally, Not Religiously, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim…
Here in Turkey, where I live, we are currently subject to weeknight curfews and weekend lockdowns. They began at the
Continue readingMy Very COVID Holidays in the US (Or Why I’m Not a ‘Grinch’ This Year)
December is finally here and I’m actually looking forward to Christmas which contradicts how I generally feel about Christmas. For
Continue readingChristmas on Taobao: 5 Most Popular Online Holiday Goods in China
When you live in a country that doesn’t officially celebrate Christmas, people are bound to interpret the holiday in both
Continue readingAny Holiday Is Good for Me
My favorite American holidays have always been the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving. I like them best because they don’t
Continue readingSeeing Christmas Through the ‘Apple’ of China’s Eyes
The other day, while browsing Alibaba’s Tmall, the online giant’s popular virtual shopping center, I happened upon a Christmas item
Continue readingChristmas in Shanghai When You’re a Grinch
People are always bewildered when I tell them that I don’t like celebrating Christmas. The exact reasons are less than
Continue readingChristmas In Canada: Introducing My Chinese Husband To My Family’s Tradition
When I had first met my husband, I knew that sharing our cultural traditions would be memorable. We came from
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