Daunting, Daring, but none-the-less the Best

Walking into a Chinese hospital is a daunting experience for anyone. The best advice is to show up there healthy and wait until you get sick. I have one experience to share with you that might put some things in perspective. However, I want to share with you where the misconceptions come in and where you need to trust that like anywhere else in the world people are here to take care of you, no m...

Bring in the Renewal Awaits. First class style has arrived in the city center.

As some are already aware, The Westin Tianjin will be opening its doors at the end of this year in Heping district, the central business district of Tianjin. Located about halfway between Ying Kou Da...

Are you serious about coffee?

Let’s say you like coffee. And perhaps you go to Starbucks every day. As Tianjin offers a vast number of coffeehouses, and, since new branches of UBC, Starbucks and Company are being opened at a blin...

My May Wedding Day

Getting married was the last thing I was thinking about when I came out to China in September 2007. I had been teaching English at a high school in Scotland, but had an itch to write a novel, and the ...

Slipping and Falling into Love

Bridging the Gap of Privacy

Time to Join a Gym

Vestas and the Green Farm.

Expat Airwaves--Are you listening?