Martin moved out of the apartment on 17 December. We have a lot of stuff, and we badly misjudged the length of time the packers would take. But 2 days and 36 boxes later he has moved. He aptly put … Continue reading Home and Culture Shock

My last blog was about culture shock… and still it keeps going. The other day, my phone had 3G, 4G and 5G. Even at Everest Base Camp on the Tibetan side there is 5G. I was also on a train … Continue reading Home HotPot

In September 2022, we went through some fairly tough times. Mental health was affected and with no sign of what was to come in the past week of China seemingly throwing out zero Covid, my resilience had finally run out. … Continue reading 再见 Suzhou (Goodbye Suzhou)

Between 14 February and 2 June 2022 we were tested 63 times at school and I can only tell you that because our nurses told me. It doesn’t include the tests that we had in the mobile van that come … Continue reading Testing Times