Shanghai or Bust blog

Welcome back!

I am back after a long summer break and hope everyone had a beautiful summer. I took some time away from the blog to enjoy

I feel free. Free some stress, free from work, free from children saying “mama, mama, mama” 18 million times a day and free from packing

For the past few months, our family has been in a holding pattern. A holding pattern to find out the future of the company that

The girls and I are back on the rock for the summer and absolutely loving it. Jet lag is still brutal, as I write this

I have three amazing fathers in my life. My dad, Kevin Smith in Newfoundland, Glenn’s dad, Poppy JJ, who is already on the other side,

After torrential rains on Saturday, Sunday greeted Shanghai hot and sticky. It is hard to enjoy a coffee in that heat. Made me a little

It’s pretty common here in Shanghai to see people out for a walk or exercising in their pajamas. Always makes me smile. These two ladies

Life can be a roller coaster of joy and sorrow. Everyone has different challenges to deal with and how you deal with them ultimately defines

We had a beautiful day on Saturday for the International Food and Culture Fair at the girl’s school, YCIS Hongqiao. Our family headed up the

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