Dear ShanghaiMamas Family, Last November 8, 2013, the worst storm in the world’s recorded history ravaged more than 2/3 of the Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiyan was like USA’s Hurricane Katrina meets the Asian Tsunami. But experts say Haiyan was 3.5 times more destructive than Hurricane Katrina and much wider in scope. To put the … Continued
I just wanted to give all the Mamas a warning about a potentially very dangerous situation that I learned about the tough way- TWICE! In 2007, we had a gas leak in our apartment that resulted in dangerous carbon monoxide being released into our home. My two-year daughter woke up in the middle of the … Continued
I’m very happy to be a lifelong expat – I was an expat child and China is my second expat posting as an adult, but I think the longer I’m away from my home country of England, the more English I become! And there is nothing so quintessentially English as an afternoon tea – it … Continued