Category: China life
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I’ve never wanted to live in a community where you could only get in or out by punching in a code or swiping a card. Actually, I don’t even really like the idea of a gated community. Somehow it makes me feel like I’m unavailable and unapproachable, not to mention trapped! But, our apartment complex…
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Other than special events, helping out during busy days, and tasting recipes, I don’t work in the kitchen. They are self-sufficient or at least they were. Our head chef, who had been with us from the beginning, was moving away and our #2 chef, Eji-a (also with us from the beginning), was stepping up to…
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Change and saying goodbye is usually bitter-sweet. That is the way we felt when our head chef told us she would be leaving the restaurant and moving. She had been a part of Gina’s Place since the beginning and was a huge part of our success. We wanted to do something special and so we…
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To some people, Asia equals martial arts. Japan has Karate, China has Kung-fu, and Korea has Tae kwon do. While Asia shouldn’t be defined by just these disciplines, they are an amazing aspect of the culture.
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We thought we had it all covered. We checked and double checked with multiple people in multiple offices last year before heading back to the states. They all said the same thing…”No problem.” That should have been our first clue that something wasn’t right.
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Within our community we have several families with children. These families are all pretty close knit with one another and with the community. To celebrate some of the students’ academic accomplishments, we gathered to have a special graduation and send-off service.
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What do you do when you need to get a large crane into a tiny space?
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Shabu-Shabu and Chinese Hotpot are not exactly the same, but most westerners would group them together. We have lots of these places around town and we love to go hang out and eat with friends.
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David went over to talk to the owner of the building that we were considering for Gina’s Place. David’s plan was to let this man know that we wouldn’t be able to rent the building because the needed funds just weren’t available. David returned from that meeting with a big smile on his face.
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Yesterday I took a group of 4 girls to the swimming pool. I know you are probably picturing a local outdoor pool where neighborhood kids gather to splash and dunk each other while the moms sit on the edge with legs dangling in the water, absorbing the sun. You just need to throw away that…