Misadventures

BATTLE OF THE BOOMBOXES (BOWLING FOR GRANDMAS) / November 12

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Journal, Everyone in China works pretty hard during the day - even old ladies - and...

CONVERSATION CHAOS / May 2

(From "ROUND TWO: The Year Of The Chloe") Dear Journal, The question I’m asked the most by everyone I meet, all day long, all over our...

HOMESCHOOL HATERS / February 4

(From "ROUND TWO: The Year Of The Chloe" Dear Journal, Today is not a very special day. In fact, it’s kind of a sad day. Why? Because...

CUTE & CUDDLY DEATH THREATS / March 11

(From "ROUND TWO: The Year Of The Chloe") Dear Journal, My little sister is starting to talk. Which is cool, funny and a little annoying,...

DARTH VADER TAKEDOWN / August 5

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Journal, It's been a fun and crazy three days since the last time I wrote. So much...

1 PLANE, 2 COPS, 3 COKES, 4 MOVIES / August 2

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Guardian of Secrets, We are in Hong Kong! HONG KONG! I love saying that. I can’t...

FOREVER TEDDY / June 18

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") The last few weeks have been full of packing up, garage sales, and saying goodbye. I...

SUBLIMINAL MESSAGING / May 2

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Journal, Usually when mom and dad say they have some big news to share it means...

WARNINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS / May 1

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear diary.........NOPE, too girly. Dear nobody except me, because NOBODY else is going...

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