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Back to School Tips

Posted 5:00pm Mon Aug 8th, 2011 by pandaroo
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Let the academic year begin! Though summer is not exactly over yet, it is time to start preparing yourself for the forthcoming school year. There are many anxious and nervous freshmen, excited and eager sophomores and juniors, and experienced and tireless seniors. We all have our own things to be excited about but we also have our concerns and worries.  As a high school sophomore, here are my tips for beginning the school year.

Infants and Toddlers On Board: What Are Your Expectations?

Posted 11:00am Thu Jun 9th, 2011 by Zhen
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A few months ago, a friend of mine returned from a week-long break in Sanya with her husband and 6 month-old son.  I asked how it was, she sighed, related the details of the trip (no time alone, little one didn’t sleep well, lack of space in the hotel room, no clothes-washing facilities, no baby pool, restrictive), and after 20 minutes said, we should have just stayed at home.

When our daughter was 3 months old, we went to New Zealand for 10 days, when she was 5 months old, we went to Sanya for a week, at 7 months, off to Europe for a month, at 10 months to Suzhou and so on.  Like many ex-pats in Beijing, we do plenty of traveling with our little bundle of joy.  Therefore, I could definitely relate to my dear friend.  The whole process of traveling with a small child, start to finish, can be exhausting and disappointing.  A holiday, planned and paid for, and looked forward to, somehow just ends up not meeting expectations. 


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