Golden Weeks
by Julia Henningsen Autumn in China is a time for celebration and includes "Golden Week”, which might confuse you; didn’t we celebrate...
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Moon cakes and rabbit lanterns – autumn in China is magical
by Julia Henningsen Did you know the astronauts on Apollo 11 were asked to look for a girl on the moon? The story behind this unfolds...
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Inside the hazmat suit: “I am invisible but exposed.“
by Julia Henningsen Many of Shanghai’s 26 million people are still in lockdown. Starting April 1st, for weeks, the only contact to the...
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Behind the Scenes at SEA: Our charity volunteers!
by Julia Henningsen We talked to Community Outreach Chairperson Julie Chun, SEA Secretary Evan Stubbs and SEA Member and Shanghai Sunrise...
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Learning Mandarin makes Shanghai more like a home
By Jaap Grolleman I've spent three years in Shanghai, 300 hours of which I spent in a classroom learning Mandarin. Aside from learning...
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Why We Eat Zongzi During Dragon Boat Festival
by Margrit Amelunxen Dragon Boat Festival or 端午节 duānwǔ jié is a traditional holiday in China, part of the UNESCO World Intangible...
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Sing!
by Julia Maier-Fuersattel “Where people sing you can safely gather,” goes a well-known German song that comes into my mind while I am on...
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Looking back to 1991
by Holly Royce Cole Now that all SEA communications have been moved online, we have bid goodbye to the monthly magazine Shanghai Courier....
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Repatriating with Spot and Puff
By Julie Stegink Did you move to Shanghai with pets? Or did you adopt a dog and/or cat while living here? How do you prepare to move home...
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Life in the Time of COVID-19 - Part Two
This is part two in a series of articles about how our members, both in Shanghai and abroad, are coping with life in Shanghai during...
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Life in the time of COVID-19
This is part one in a series of articles about how our members, both in Shanghai and abroad, are coping with life in Shanghai during...
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Books Above The Clouds
By Karen Collias If you want to spend an interesting afternoon with family and friends, visit the Duoyun Bookstore, "Books above the...
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Metamorphosis and the Wings of a Butterfly
By Christina Martirosian And just like that she spread her wings like a butterfly and took off. My baby has gone off to college. The...
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Going Mahjong
By Pamela Murray Many of us came to the small group Mahjong at the invitation of a fellow SEA member. For me, it was my friend and...
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Bob Dylan Plays Shanghai
By Karen Collias The Shanghai Museum of Modern Art is only one of two museums worldwide to exhibit iconic musician Bob Dylan’s collection...
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Shanghai Disneyland Tips and Tricks Part 2
By Juliette Gustavsson It may be a small world after all, but Shanghai Disneyland is huge; with a 5-mile long oval perimeter, and an...
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Shanghai Disney Part 1
Planning a trip to Shanghai Disney?
Here’s Mrs. Jet-Set’s best tips and tricks
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What's brewing in Shanghai?
By Rebekah Kebede When Josh Cerreta moved to Shanghai three years ago, one of the things he missed the most about home was beer. And he...
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A Recipe for Success
By Liz Anderson If there was a recipe for a successful trailing spouse in Shanghai, I think it might read something like this: Start with...
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Theater Magic: How I found my community in Shanghai
By Danielle LeClerc When I arrived in Shanghai after a year of solo travel in southeast Asia, I was craving interaction. On the road, my...
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