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| Blog Name: | Bits of Beautiful |
| Url: | http://alsonnichsen.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | writing, China, culture shock |
| Description: | A.L. Sonnichsen is a wanna-be middle-grade/YA writer with a weakness for the smell of books. She has an adorable husband and four stunning children. She just moved back with her family to Washington State after eight wonderful years in Tianjin, China. |
| Popularity: | 76 Followers |
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Bring on the Bird
Happy Thanksgiving!And what a Thanksgiving tomorrow will be. My parents-in-law have been cooking almost non-stop for the last two days. I think they're outdoing themselves because it's the first time they've had all their children at home for Thanksgiving in over ten years.Since the smell of stuffing and pumpkin pie is in the air, I found myself remembering interesting Thanksgivings of years past. When you live in a different culture, Thanksgivings aren't always as -- um -- predictable as they are in the States. When you live overseas, it seems, almost nothing is predictable.I remember one Thanksgiving, some friends of my parents offered them a turkey. Th
Happy Thanksgiving!And what a Thanksgiving tomorrow will be. My parents-in-law have been cooking almost non-stop for the last two days. I think they're outdoing themselves because it's the first time they've had all their children at home for Thanksgiving in over ten years.Since the smell of stuffing and pumpkin pie is in the air, I found myself remembering interesting Thanksgivings of years past. When you live in a different culture, Thanksgivings aren't always as -- um -- predictable as they are in the States. When you live overseas, it seems, almost nothing is predictable.I remember one Thanksgiving, some friends of my parents offered them a turkey. Th
I Ask Myself....
...why do I spend money on toys for my children when packing bubbles entertain them just as well?
...why do I spend money on toys for my children when packing bubbles entertain them just as well?
Close-Up
Every baby goes through this stage, but that doesn't make it any less of a milestone.
Every baby goes through this stage, but that doesn't make it any less of a milestone.
Nutty for Nutcracker
Believe it or not, Christmas is in the air already here in Prosser.This year, we had a first for our family: Anna wanted to be in the Nutcracker, performed by our very own Prosser School of Ballet. We went to her performances this weekend.She auditioned a couple months ago and got the part
Believe it or not, Christmas is in the air already here in Prosser.This year, we had a first for our family: Anna wanted to be in the Nutcracker, performed by our very own Prosser School of Ballet. We went to her performances this weekend.She auditioned a couple months ago and got the part
Chinese Road Rules
This CNN article about driving in China made me seriously homesick for Tianjin. There was always something fun, exciting -- let's just call it challenging -- about crossing the street. I don't get cheap thrills like that here in Prosser. Maybe I should start a sport called running-across-freeways.And all that honking. I don't get to hear that anymore. Maybe I should have one of my friends make a CD of traffic noise for me to play on days when I'm really aching to be back in China.You have to watch the video associated with the link above to get a real taste
This CNN article about driving in China made me seriously homesick for Tianjin. There was always something fun, exciting -- let's just call it challenging -- about crossing the street. I don't get cheap thrills like that here in Prosser. Maybe I should start a sport called running-across-freeways.And all that honking. I don't get to hear that anymore. Maybe I should have one of my friends make a CD of traffic noise for me to play on days when I'm really aching to be back in China.You have to watch the video associated with the link above to get a real taste
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