by Alison | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog, Just Life, Travels
I first learned about mate (an Argentinian tea; pronounced mah-tay) from a video that my colleague found to show to our middle school students when I was teaching at the middle school. The video showed tea and tea customs from around the world. I love tea, and I love...
by Alison | Aug 26, 2026 | Blog, Just Life, Travels
I love traveling. If you’ve read many of my blog posts, you probably know that. But with traveling comes my arch nemesis: jet lag. Now, I should clarify that this post is not going to give you a lot of tips about how to deal with jet lag. There are lots of resources...
by Alison | Jul 29, 2026 | Blog, Just Life
My parents moved suddenly 8 or 9 years ago while I was in China. One of my goals for this summer was to find and finally finish going through all of the things that had been packed up and stored while I was away. Finding boxes of things that haven’t been touched in...
by Alison | Jul 22, 2026 | Blog, Just Life, Travels
I got my flight to America out of Hong Kong, so Kendra and I decided to spend the day in Hong Kong on my way. After lunch at a Hong Kong-style restaurant (which is a mix of Western and Chinese food), we headed to the Hong Kong Science Museum. Some quick facts before I...
by Alison | Jul 8, 2026 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Travels
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I went to Shaoguan （韶关）, a city in the north of Guangdong province to visit a couple of schools. My university has a cooperation with a couple of schools in the Ruyuan （乳源） area, and I am considering the possibility of going there...
