by Jade Great news for the beautiful ladies of Shanghai! If you’re like us and you feel pain every month, here is an article about how to feel better without having to use medicine. By understanding where the pain comes from, you can avoid it with lifestyle tips and inventive yoga poses. Let’s talk … Continued
By Rashmi Most couples heading to Shanghai focus on the tactical and practical aspects of their relocation. They hire movers, engage real estate agents, and identify schools. Once here, they find grocery stores, and hire ayis to help them. While many couples know that moving to China will add stresses and strains to … Continued
by Gillian Four month sleep regression. “Gaaaaaaaaah” the baby complained, eyes half closed, small fingers reaching for the toes he had just discovered. “I know darling,” I crooned gently, “it’s ok. Now just go the f-… uh… just go to sleep.” He gave a shuddering sigh, peered at me from beneath half-closed, … Continued
by Shirani Well mamas, this is not the usual family friendly food review – anyone for freshly sliced snake meat?! We recommend you leave the babies at home for this one and instead grab your partner, visitor wanting cultural exposure, stranger, or generally anyone game to follow this less well travelled foodie road… What is … Continued
by Siobhan E Brown I recall my first apartment after University, when I was truly living on my own and responsible for my own finances without any parental oversight. While the money I had was plenty to live on, I was woefully unprepared to manage it. I lived in downtown Boston, rent was expensive, I … Continued
By Sascha Matuszak At first glance, repatriation from a foreign placement back to a home country may seem like a return to familiar waters. But more often than not, people returning “home” from abroad find that almost everything has changed, including one’s own outlook on what home truly is. Culture shock is a two-way … Continued
Strolling along leafy Dongping Lu to D.O.C., our family of four (including our daughters aged seven and two) looked forward to our first brunch there. Let’s face it Mamas, we all love good Italian food, and what better than enjoying the freshest of foods with the family in a great environment? Oh and did I … Continued
by Gillian The preschooler is obsessed with Duplo towers. A few weeks ago, as the tower swayed and eventually crashed earthward, she fell apart as spectacularly as the Duplo itself. The floor was a disaster site of Duplo, snot and tears. I even thought I saw dried blood, but realized she used the curtain to … Continued