Author Archives: Marcia Stehouwer
Another Year in Beijing Begins.
As my daughter posted at Sacred Stones and Pebbles, we are on the other side of a summer break and I (mom & Oma) am back in Beijing. It was tough going back this time. Really tough, and I almost didn’t. … Continue reading
Where did all that come from?
Where did all this stuff come from, I wonder? I live in a one room apartment so there isn’t a lot of room for stuff, but as I start sorting through things that I can leave behind and things … Continue reading
36 Days+ 6 and counting…
When I arrived in Beijing on August 29th, tired from a long flight and bewildered by the sounds and sights of this enormous city (and I hadn’t even seen all of it – just my own apartment complex) I had … Continue reading
Holiday Time in Beijing! Take 1
Here in China there is one big festival – Chinese New Year – and lots of smaller festivals that may or may not rate a day off. For school children and their teachers, there is about a month of vacation … Continue reading
Faith mixed with Porridge
Over at my other blog, https://oneyearoneweekonepound.wordpress.com/ I wrote about visiting the Lama Temple here in Beijing. It was the La Ba Festival and the monks were busy making and dishing a special porridge to all who came and waited in the … Continue reading
Coming to China?
Things you might want to bring with you if you are coming to teach English! Continue reading
Happy New Year from Beijing!
It’s kind of fun to post some pictures from Christmas here in Beijing. Life is so different in so many ways, that even four months into the journey, I am still processing the changes in my life. I was quite … Continue reading
A New Normal!
Having gone through an “air-copalypse” that wasn’t as bad as the conditions earlier in the month – I thought I would re-start my blogging about my experiences here in Beijing with a discussion of the air and our contribution to … Continue reading
Three Weeks In…
I have spent most of today indoors, doing what I usually do when nothing propels me out. I knit for a bit – having started the Talbot Trail Shawl at the airport in Seattle. It was a delightful afternoon, … Continue reading
Making a Move!
It has been some time since I posted to this blog. In the meantime several things have happened: I have become unemployed. In order to be available for the next adventure, I resigned my positions with Calgary Co-op and the … Continue reading
A Journey of Ten Years 