Today I’m re-upping a post I did back in 2014, just 2 years after I had moved back to the US from China. Six years on, I still feel the same about this place; even more so. Even though I have spent the better part of my life as an expat, I still love the […]
A Rocky Mountain Fourth
One of the traditions at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park Colorado is a Fourth of July Parade. Participants in the parade are campers, visitors, and various staff departments of the Camp and Conference Center. I absolutely love this slice of American life — people organizing themselves to dress up in silly costumes […]
July 4 Fireworks — Made in China
A question for my American readers — did you enjoy your local fireworks display last night? They were most likely made by hand in a small factory somewhere in China. The Asia Society blog recently posted a series of photos from a fireworks factory in China. Here is some of the accompanying text: Fireworks and the […]
8 Things I Love about the USA
Even though I have spent the better part of my life as an expat, I still love the patriotic American holidays and am unable to sing the national anthem without choking up. Last week a friend and colleague from Southeast Asia and I were walking around one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. We got to talking […]
