Shanghai Year

Shanghai Redux 1 Life for my students and friends in post-Covid-19 China, March 2020

March 9, 2020

I am no longer in Shanghai. I am far away in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, teaching English online to my students while they sit in front of their computers and phones throughout China, self-quarantined in their parents’ condos. Despite my absence, I’ve decided to write at least two more posts for Shanghai Year, one about the changes … More Shanghai Redux 1 Life for my students and friends in post-Covid-19 China, March 2020

Finding Freedom in China with My Friend Zahra

November 4, 2019

This is my friend Zahra but that is not her real name. Her name is changed here and her lovely eyes are not smiling at you in order to protect her privacy. Zahra is from a country which will remain nameless. Although it is a beautiful country, it is also a nation in which many … More Finding Freedom in China with My Friend Zahra

Doing Yoga at Shanghai’s UPlus Yoga Studio

October 19, 2019

Yoga is beautiful and I’m so happy to have found a yoga studio that feels like home here in Shanghai. The studio is UPlus Yoga and it is literally right around the corner from my apartment in the city’s Putuo District. My apartment was found for me by a real estate agent hired by the … More Doing Yoga at Shanghai’s UPlus Yoga Studio

Bowing to the Mountain

October 6, 2019

I have come up with a few guidelines for how I live, not too many, just a few: Enjoy everything. Be satisfied with what is before you. Be gentle with yourself and others. Be kind. Shed what holds you in unhealthy behaviors and attitudes. Be positive and manifest good. OK, perhaps when you consider the … More Bowing to the Mountain

Oh, to be a Shanghai Retiree!

September 28, 2019

A few years ago, before I became a globetrotter, I lived in Austin, Texas and worked in an apartment complex for low-income elderly and disabled individuals. The residents were for the most part delightful and, if not delightful, at least fascinating. Occasionally, the organization I worked for received funding to hold exercise or other health-related … More Oh, to be a Shanghai Retiree!

Welcome to Shanghai Year!

September 22, 2019

Once, many many moons ago, I lost everything and that set me on a journey! Although the early years of that journey were painful, today my life is all about adventure and discovery. I am a yoga aficionado, an anthropologist, a single woman of a certain age, a fascinated observer of the world around me, … More Welcome to Shanghai Year!

Shanghai Year

A Blog about Travel and Growth