by Heather Diamond | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Daily Life, Family, Relationships, Travel, Writing
I live in my head, as do many writers, but I’ve been thinking about bodies lately. This is partly because this month I am in a writing workshop where we are writing essays on what the body remembers. Not much, if I ask mine. My head knows that there were triumphs and...
by Heather Diamond | Feb 7, 2020 | Blog, Daily Life, Intercultural, Politics, Travel
I’m a bit late with this greeting, but Gung Hei Fat Choy! This is a Golden Rat year, and although it has started out with bad politics and a public health crisis, I’m holding out hope. Rats are often considered sly and dangerous, but in the Chinese zodiac, the rat is...
by Heather Diamond | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog, Daily Life, Intercultural, Politics, Travel
The question we have been asked most by American and European friends since we moved to Hong Kong in 2018 is whether we’ve seen changes since Hong Kong officially became part of China. I used to shrug and say not really. Some small ripples under the surface, some...
by Heather Diamond | Oct 12, 2018 | Daily Life, Intercultural
Some days it is in the mundane activities of daily life where I face my acculturation challenges. Take cooking, for example. I don’t mean to complain. I have a kitchen, while many people in Hong Kong’s compressed living spaces have a miniscule kitchenette. Compared to...
