Oh no! It turns out we were married in an unlucky year: the Chinese are apparently calling 2005, the Year of the Rooster, the “widow year” because the last month of the lunar year had only 29 days, instead of 30. So everyone’s waiting for the Year of the Dog (starting January 29th) to get… Continue reading Hapless rooster newlyweds
Category: Culture
Up close and personal (aka TMI)
When you are moving to Beijing, those in the know will tell you, “Don’t worry too much about packing. You can get anything there.” And that’s basically true: whatever your weird little foreign heart desires, somebody in Beijing is selling it. The issue is how far you will need to go– and how much trouble… Continue reading Up close and personal (aka TMI)