What A Year of Unemployment Taught Me
I’ll be starting a new job at the end of this week, after about 50 weeks of unemployment. It was extremely hard for me in these last months, but I […]
Author Archives: Stephanie Golisch
YVR: Long Layover Delight
This past August, on the way to Germany, we planned a long layover in the Vancouver airport for the opportunity to walk around a bit in one of our favorite […]
The Rejected Wedding Speech
Before you get the wrong idea, you should know this isn’t a raunchy, zany collection of zingers à la The Wedding Crashers or Bridemaids. I was asked to write a […]
No Hollywood Death
Hollywood did a piss job of preparing me for my father-in-law’s diagnosis in mid-August of terminal pancreatic cancer. Slow to be discovered and quick to consume the patient, we never […]
Germany: Taking the Circus to the Circus
Christmas Eve I watched my four nephews nearly die of present-unwrapping-anticipation-insanity and almost fell asleep during the evening mass. Neither Chris nor I are religious, but his parents wanted to […]
Germany, Day 3: Not Doing the Tourist Thing
Most Americans think Germany is great. It looks like Disneyland. Actually, it’s the other way around, danke schoen. There are rivers of beer. There are mountains of chopped and formed […]
Shanghai, Day 20: Last Day Dumplings and Strolling The Bund
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 – Shanghai Afternoon: Last day in Shanghai. First thing, we went to the tissue market to pick up the suit. Then we stopped by the food […]
Shanghai, Day 19: The Most Expensive Drinks I’ve Ever Had…But Worth It
Tuesday, April 30 – Shanghai Morning: Leaving Hangzhou. We got a cab to the bus station. I hit my head on the door getting in. It dully throbs. We bought […]
China, Day 18: Over The Top: Hangzhou
Monday, April 29, 2013 – Hangzhou Afternoon: Hangzhou is kicking our ass. First of all, bad food. Breakfast was “rice soup,” literally rice in water, nasty ass pickles and a […]
China, Day 17: Marco Polo’s Top Pick: Hangzhou
Sunday, April 28 – Hangzhou Morning: Bus ride is about four hours. Expecting it to be full to bursting. Last four partial days and three nights of our my vacation. […]
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