Why "DeceptivelyBlonde"
My favorite flower is the lotus blossom, which fiercely rises above mud and filthy waters to reveal the beauty it is capable of. I also want to rise above the underestimations and frequent dismissals of the people around me to show the world what I am capable of. I may be a natural blonde. I may be a woman. I may look naturally young. But those strengths, not evidence of my weaknesses. So, this blog is part of my way of getting in touch with my inner snake and proving to myself and to others what I can accomplish when I set my mind to it.
Who Is DeceptivelyBlonde?
Eclectic: "Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources."
I wear many hats on a normal day including: Business & Law Professor | Cultural Heritage Researcher | Art & History Lover | Voracious Reader | Movie & Drama Watcher | Music Listener | Published Writer | Language Learner | Life Photographer | Eternal Traveler. . .
The last one there is pretty much the center of my life right now. In August 2014, I packed up my suitcases and set off for Xinzheng, China, a "country village" of more than 600,000 (that was counted as of 15 years ago!) and an old, old, old capital of China. Since then, I spent 3 years in Henan - home to many of China's oldest capitals and the centerpiece of ancient Chinese culture. I then moved north towards the Russian and North Korean borders, and have been living here for another 3 years.
Although it has its ups and downs, life in China has been truly amazing. I have to say I'm happier now than I have been in a very, very long time. If you read my blog, you'll find that I try to keep you up-to-date with all the fun things I see and do in China, in addition to all my other little musings and side-tracked wanderings. I've seen the Kaifeng Iron Pagoda, the Wushu Kung Fu festival at the Shaolin Temple, gazed on the wonders of Shanghai from the World Financial Center, hiked tons of mountains , eaten Baozi (steamed buns) for fun and Jaozi (steamed dumplings) for my "healthy" (if you skip your Jaozi, your ears fall off!), climbed the ice palaces of Harbin, and wandered the hidden garden paths of Suzhou. I've had Christmas celebrations, New Moon parties, and celebrated half the Chinese zodiac in New Years festivals each year. Quite the adventure for a girl born in the Year of the Snake!
Of course, none of that means that I have abandoned my readers. If you tore me apart to the smallest, teeniest particles of my soul, you would probably find a tiny book. That's because I was a born writer, and I have come a long way from my first two-line works of poetry. But it all still comes back to a love of life and sharing it through the written word ~ without my writing, I would be desolate. So look forwards to hearing a lot more from me in the future!
My favorite flower is the lotus blossom, which fiercely rises above mud and filthy waters to reveal the beauty it is capable of. I also want to rise above the underestimations and frequent dismissals of the people around me to show the world what I am capable of. I may be a natural blonde. I may be a woman. I may look naturally young. But those strengths, not evidence of my weaknesses. So, this blog is part of my way of getting in touch with my inner snake and proving to myself and to others what I can accomplish when I set my mind to it.
Who Is DeceptivelyBlonde?
Eclectic: "Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources."
I wear many hats on a normal day including: Business & Law Professor | Cultural Heritage Researcher | Art & History Lover | Voracious Reader | Movie & Drama Watcher | Music Listener | Published Writer | Language Learner | Life Photographer | Eternal Traveler. . .
The last one there is pretty much the center of my life right now. In August 2014, I packed up my suitcases and set off for Xinzheng, China, a "country village" of more than 600,000 (that was counted as of 15 years ago!) and an old, old, old capital of China. Since then, I spent 3 years in Henan - home to many of China's oldest capitals and the centerpiece of ancient Chinese culture. I then moved north towards the Russian and North Korean borders, and have been living here for another 3 years.
Although it has its ups and downs, life in China has been truly amazing. I have to say I'm happier now than I have been in a very, very long time. If you read my blog, you'll find that I try to keep you up-to-date with all the fun things I see and do in China, in addition to all my other little musings and side-tracked wanderings. I've seen the Kaifeng Iron Pagoda, the Wushu Kung Fu festival at the Shaolin Temple, gazed on the wonders of Shanghai from the World Financial Center, hiked tons of mountains , eaten Baozi (steamed buns) for fun and Jaozi (steamed dumplings) for my "healthy" (if you skip your Jaozi, your ears fall off!), climbed the ice palaces of Harbin, and wandered the hidden garden paths of Suzhou. I've had Christmas celebrations, New Moon parties, and celebrated half the Chinese zodiac in New Years festivals each year. Quite the adventure for a girl born in the Year of the Snake!
Of course, none of that means that I have abandoned my readers. If you tore me apart to the smallest, teeniest particles of my soul, you would probably find a tiny book. That's because I was a born writer, and I have come a long way from my first two-line works of poetry. But it all still comes back to a love of life and sharing it through the written word ~ without my writing, I would be desolate. So look forwards to hearing a lot more from me in the future!
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