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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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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....


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


Shanghai Disney Part 1
Planning a trip to Shanghai Disney?
Here’s Mrs. Jet-Set’s best tips and tricks


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...


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...


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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