by Heather Diamond | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, Daily Life, Family, Politics
I want to know how it all turns out. Do we conquer the virus? Does democracy survive? Do we get on with our lives together? Does love outweigh hate? I want to be prepared.
by Heather Diamond | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog, Daily Life, Intercultural, Politics, Travel
I don’t know about you, but for me, this not going anywhere is getting strange. As if life in 2020 could get any stranger. I returned to Hong Kong at the tail end of July, and it’s now mid-October. While I was away, COVID-19 cases dwindled, and the protests died down...
by Heather Diamond | Apr 28, 2020 | Daily Life, Intercultural, Politics, Travel
Yesterday Hong Kong recorded no new Covid 19 cases for the third time in a week while the United States was rocketing toward a million reported cases. Hong Kong people continue to go about their business while in the USA, many businesses are closed and people are...
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...
by Heather Diamond | Dec 3, 2019 | Intercultural, Politics, Relationships, Travel
Returning home from international traveling, I often wish for an airlock between coming and going. I envision a decompression chamber that looks something like the double sets of doors on fancy hotels. There would be a comfy sofa for the in-between, no transit rush,...
by Heather Diamond | Aug 13, 2019 | Intercultural, Politics, Travel
Headed into a 10th week of protests, Hong Kong is a mess right now. What started as peaceful demonstrations has escalated into confrontations between mostly young protesters and police in full riot gear who are shooting tear gas, rubber bullets, and beanbags (the last...