Tag: picture

  • Day Seventy Seven, April 9, 2011

    If you speak to anyone who has expatriated in Shanghai, they will tell you how much fascination their children draw from the locals. They would not hesitate to take your baby out of the stroller to check them out, to touch your child’s hair, marvel at their ‘big’ nose, to giggle at them, and if…

  • Day Seventy Six, April 8, 2011

    This morning Spring was filling the air, the weather felt finally mild enough to leave heavy jackets behind and the sun was shining. She decided to dress herself for school as she often now loves to do. And out she emerged looking like a jar of jelly beans 🙂 But I could not blame here,…

  • Day Seventy Four, April 6, 2011

        Have you ever had days when all seems to be going exactly the opposite of what you have planned? When the universe seems to be having a laugh at your expense? On days like this, I remember a very simple and old Arabic saying that has echoed in my ears though out my…

  • Day Seventy Three, April 5, 2011

    Sunrise on the bund is an experience I have been wanting to have for as long as I lived in Shanghai. This morning it all worked out : clear day, not freezing, day off, a friend joined me, and it was meant to be. As the first light of the day started appearing at 5:45…

  • Day Twenty Three, February 14, 2011

    Living in China means taking on some things that are integral in the make up of the Chinese society: training, discipline and repetition. Swimming lessons have been a weekly routine in our 6 year old daughter’s life since she was 3. This was taken today during her swimming class.