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Family Day In Canada; A Day To Cherish

In Canada, we celebrate ‘Family Day; held either the second, or third Monday in February (depending on where in Canada

Christmas is your Chinese New Year. I’ve heard this phrase uttered countless times by people in China when the holidays

The first time I felt trapped was in a service elevator in a Washington, DC YMCA. I was 22 and

For many families in China, Friday December 22 (which is coming up later this week) is not merely the shortest

Every year many expats like myself face the choice of Christmas in their adopted home – China – or Christmas

My 18 month-old son is running, talking, growing, and thriving. Full of energy and curiosity, he plays, eats, and chatters

I’ve hit that age and stage in life where, as an American, I am strongly encouraged to, as they say,

I saw dogs everywhere and anywhere on that first tourist visit to Mongolia–brown dogs, tan dogs, red dogs, black dogs.

I’m not the kind of person who ever really pictured what my wedding would look like. But I did always

When you are in a cross-cultural relationship with someone from a very different background, chances are you will develop an