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The Expat’s Guide to Taobao Part 2: How to Set Up Taobao

Posted March 21, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Table of Contents You are currently reading post #2 in the 5 part series: The Expat’s Guide to Taobao Taobao Explained How to Set Up Taobao Making Your First Taobao Purchase How to Use Taobao Refunds & Returns Welcome to Part 2 of our Expat’s Guide to Taobao series! Now that w...

The Expat’s Guide to Taobao Part 1: Taobao Explained, What It Is and Why You Need It

Posted March 17, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Table of Contents You are currently reading post #1 in the 5 part series: The Expat’s Guide to Taobao Taobao Explained How to Set Up Taobao Making Your First Taobao Purchase How to Use Taobao Refunds & Returns One of the biggest struggles when moving to a foreign country is figuring ...

For Better or Worse: How China Has Changed the Way I Interact With the World

Posted February 10, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Even after 2 years China still amazes and surprises me on a weekly basis. Some days I can’t believe how fast our time in China has gone by, and others it feels like an eternity and I wonder when the insanity will stop, but one thing’s for sure China has had a profound impact on my li...

Will We Always Wonder What Might Have Been?

Posted January 09, 2017 by Cara Crawford

I recently completed my longest ever solo bike ride of 82 kilometers. As I rode up to the gate of our apartment complex, a wave of relief washed over me. I can finally stop pedaling, the pain is over. Milestones like these usually leave us with a feeling of accomplishment. We did it. It’s a p...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2016

Posted December 24, 2016 by Cara Crawford

It’s that time of year again, the time where we check in with all of our friends, family, and readers everywhere to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. As another year comes to a close we like to take some time to reflect on all of the amazing triumphs and challenges this year...

Traveling Abroad Has Changed My Life, and It Can Change Yours Too

Posted November 07, 2016 by Cara Crawford

My friends and family used to tell me all the time that I lived under a rock. It was a good rock. Safe, comfortable, and filled with all the things I loved. In many ways, it was the perfect place, and I thrived there for years, until one day, the rock wasn’t enough anymore. I had grown, and m...

Unlocking the Mystery of Those Mysterious Red Circles: Experiencing Cupping in China

Posted August 23, 2016 by Cara Crawford

The confusion surrounding the mysterious red circles seen on U.S. Olympic athletes at this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio has made news headlines around the world, the most popular, of course, being a picture of world-renowned swimmer Michael Phelps. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler So what exactly are...

The Amazing, Horrible, OMG What the F*** was I Thinking, Adventures of Life as an Expat

Posted August 03, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Everyone has that one friend that seems to live this glamorous life. You know the one, that person always posting fabulous photos on Facebook of the amazing places she’s lived and traveled to, all the awesome adventures she’s been on, all those food pictures that just make you instantly start dr...

Our Top 10 Go-to Chinese Dishes

Posted July 19, 2016 by Cara Crawford

China has an insane food culture, and if you’ve ever heard that the Chinese eat everything that moves, that is completely and utterly true, organs and bugs included (the Chinese name for animal, dong zuo 动物, literally translates to moving thing after all). But lets spare the grossness...

Finding Your Balance: How to Manage Life in Two Countries

Posted July 05, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Time is a magnificent creature. It is one of the rare constants in our world, and yet is itself a vessel for so much change. Friends get married, babies are born, people pass away, another birthday comes and goes, and holidays are celebrated with all your family and friends at home. But you ar...

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The Expat’s Guide to Taobao Part 2: How to Set Up Taobao

The Expat’s Guide to Taobao Part 1: Taobao Explained, What It Is and Why You Need It

For Better or Worse: How China Has Changed the Way I Interact With the World

Will We Always Wonder What Might Have Been?

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2016

Traveling Abroad Has Changed My Life, and It Can Change Yours Too

Unlocking the Mystery of Those Mysterious Red Circles: Experiencing Cupping in China

The Amazing, Horrible, OMG What the F*** was I Thinking, Adventures of Life as an Expat

Our Top 10 Go-to Chinese Dishes

Finding Your Balance: How to Manage Life in Two Countries

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