I kept being surprised by the level of trust, patience, persistence, and kindness I saw. It all seemed wrapped up in one word: compassion.

Note: In November of 2019, I wrote an essay as a part of an online developmental psychology course about a time the I went through a...

When I first told my family that I would be teaching online for the foreseeable future, my mother responded “That’s great news.” I didn’t...

When Ben’s parents met Alaya at the hospital in her first 24 hours of life, they fell immediately in love. I couldn’t believe my previous...

On the morning of Wednesday, February 5th, I, and other faculty members, received an email offering us the opportunity to go to Duke...

I interrupt my new Mom blog posts to talk about my situation right now in China. I think the coronavirus situation first became real to...

There are many apps related to pregnancy that will encourage you to take photos of your growing bump weekly. However, I was not really...

Note: It’s important to start by saying that this blog post is not about my birth. I’m still pregnant (37 weeks 5 days) as I write about...

Before I begin this post, it’s important to note that I started this blog entirely for myself. It was a way to cope after the...

My hairstyle causes a lot of confusion for people who don’t know anything about black hair. Even I am not an expert on black hair,...

What if I told that you that when Ben and I first started dating, it wasn’t because he found me particularly attractive? Okay, well,...

In the past, I have re-posted a blog from when I first moved to China. I have decided to do that again today because this post provides...

“If you are willing to take one meaningful step on your own behalf toward making a dream come true today, the Universe will meet you...

May 1stis Labor Day holiday in China. This year, May 1stfell on a Wednesday, and the government moved the working days Thursday and...

After a miscarriage, it can be hard to know when to announce to people that you are pregnant—again. The first time I announced to the...

You ever been in a situation where you did not say or do something to be “nice”? I’m in that situation a lot with my landlords. As I...

The Annual Gala Spring Festival holiday is China’s biggest holiday celebration. Ben and I normally go to Shanghai to spend the holiday...

So, I previously had a blog post called Colorful Conversations: Good Enough. It was about a conversation I had with a rickshaw driver in...

The following post is something I wrote more than five years ago now on an earlier iteration of the Not Minimum Coverage blog I had when...

A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog called The Ideals of the Country, and I mentioned that I once managed to talk Korean officials out...