Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life. With the decision to have a child, usually everything changes. Being pregnant comes with its own challenges, but pregnancy in an unfamiliar environment can be a challenging experience, especially if you …
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My Chinese parents-in-law’s display of love
There is a saying in Chinese “Actions speak louder than words” (shishi shengyu xiongbian 事实胜于雄辩) and my Chinese parents-in-law are fully living up to it. Their way of displaying love and affection is very different to what we are …
Cooking With Father-In-Law: My 2 Favourite Noodle Dishes (with recipes)
When I first visited my Chinese parents-in-law, their biggest worry was if I will be used to their food (mine was if I will even understand a word of their dialect…). It turned out their worry was unnecessary (mine wasn’t …
Guest post: “Lessons Learned from My Cross-Cultural Marriage” by Susan Blumberg-Kason
Since the official Good Chinese Wife blog tour has started on the 15th (see here for the listing of all other blogs participating), we had a bunch of amazing reviews, interviews and guest posts by Susan Blumberg-Kason. Her new …
The Day I changed my Chinese Parents-in-law
Change can be reciprocal. In my case, I have changed a lot since I first entered China.
Sometimes I am amazed on how much I have adapted over the past years. I have been willingly following the Chinese expression 入乡随俗 …
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