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For Emersyn’s 9th birthday, we are celebrating in Hong Kong. We decided to make this a birthday destination when one of Emersyn’s Shanghai best friends, Mimi, moved to Hong Kong in February. Then, Emmy’s Hong Kong best buddy, Angus, was coming from Australia. He moved back home two years ago. With the […]
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With Eleri having a birthday in August, she likes to have her party early to be able to celebrate with her classmates she has spent the school year with. We planned a sand-pit party so the kids could run, play and enjoy the outdoors. Eleri and friends We began the […]
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Tonight we joined friends to attend the spring opening on the roof top deck at Stiller’s. The restaurant and cooking school is run by our friends Yoshi and Stephan Stiller. Stephan is a multi-star Michelin chef who has been involved in a number of restaurant projects in Shanghai and recently opened his own place. […]
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In celebration of Eleri’s birthday, I took cupcakes to school. Eleri was thrilled to have her class sing her “happy birthday†and pass out the cupcakes. Eleri explaining her cupcakes with Ms. Hannah Average Rating: 4.9 out of 5 based on 266 user reviews. { “@context”: “http://schema.org/”, “@type”: “Review”, “datePublished”:”June 2, 2026″, “author”: { [ | | | | ]
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Concordia had a half-day of school today. Mary and I thought it would be a great day to take the girls (Emersyn and Eleri with Kelly and Erin) to the new Barbie Store. It is the global flagship store in Puxi…the only one of it’s kind. It is six floors of Barbie all in […]
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You ask what is an “in-informanceâ€. As was explained by Emersyn’s music teacher, Mr. Nurre, it was the concept of bringing the parents “into†the classroom to see what the kids were learning. In other words, the kids performed an “extemporaneous†recital in the gym (with a bit of chaos). Recorders anyone? […]
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Just some fun pictures of the girls enjoying a major league bubble bath courtesy of the whirlpool jets. What you don’t see is all the bubbles all over the floor. Average Rating: 5 out of 5 based on 272 user reviews. { “@context”: “http://schema.org/”, “@type”: “Review”, “datePublished”:”June 2, 2026″, “itemReviewed”: { “author”: { [ | | | | ]
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Today we had lunch with the Humes at a restaurant called Sidney. As you can guess, it was an Ausi restaurant. But the main feature was a sand pit in the middle of the restaurant. The kids had a great time playing while the adults sat back and chatted … and commented, “pretending we […]
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Wearing school uniforms does have its own advantages – like no discussion on what to where on any given day. The schools come up with fun ways to dress “out of uniformâ€. Concordia, Emersyn’s school, does this more than Dulwich (it must be an American thing). Below are the fun dress days for the […]
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Some friends put on the Second Invitational “Find the Peeing Taxi Driver in Pajamas Hauling Styrofoam†Bicycle Scavenger Hunt today. The object of the hunt this year was to buy a team costume, go to an appointed bar to take photos and, of course, grab shots of daily Shanghai life in the process. […] |