by Charity Lee Jennings | Jul 5, 2016
I never imagined I would be asked to leave the country only days after arriving, even if it was just for a short time. We were driving from Abbotsford, British Columbia to White Rock when we missed a turn. Brian decided to head toward Zero Avenue, not knowing it had...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Jun 12, 2016
If you can open your front door and step directly outside, you are more blessed than the millions of people that surround us in China. We step out into a tiny hallway that is shared with our neighbours, then into a crowded elevator, down to a maze of roads and narrow...
by Charity Lee Jennings | May 26, 2016
“Were those gunshots?” I said as I jolted awake. 3:27 a.m. “No,” Brian answered, sounding alert with jet lag. He drifted back to sleep but I couldn’t shake the sound. One bang, a pause and then five more consecutive bangs. The shots echoed in my head. I told myself to...
by Charity Lee Jennings | May 7, 2016
Peppermint tea – I’m out. I add it to the list I’ve been compiling for the past year titled, ‘To buy, in Canada’. I scan the list: chocolate chips, oven mitts, deodorant – decidedly ‘unchinese’ items. Thankfully I will be waiting only days to make these purchases, not...
by Charity Lee Jennings | May 2, 2016
People often ask, with a twinkle in their eye, what a day in my life looks like. I shy away for fear of disappointing. The thoughts that come to mind are common, even challenging, not glamorous as I think they expect. Take this day just two weeks ago, for example: It...
