I’m here for my family, and from a family perspective, we’re doing well. I’ll start with the most amazing thing that has happened to us...

I kept being surprised by the level of trust, patience, persistence, and kindness I saw. It all seemed wrapped up in one word: compassion.

We’ve left China. In a way, this won’t come as a surprise. I’ve been trying to leave the country since 2018, and I have talked...

August 25th Classes start on Friday, which is just a few days from now. I spent some of the day working on my syllabus, which was mostly...

In truth, I’m mentally prepared for the possibility that we won’t be able to return to China until next summer at the earliest. This is...

NOTE: Please note that this blog post was written in February 2020. Ben has since then spoken to multiple counselors, and he’s now found...

Note: In November of 2019, I wrote an essay as a part of an online developmental psychology course about a time the I went through a...

When I first told my family that I would be teaching online for the foreseeable future, my mother responded “That’s great news.” I didn’t...

When Ben’s parents met Alaya at the hospital in her first 24 hours of life, they fell immediately in love. I couldn’t believe my previous...

On the morning of Wednesday, February 5th, I, and other faculty members, received an email offering us the opportunity to go to Duke...

I interrupt my new Mom blog posts to talk about my situation right now in China. I think the coronavirus situation first became real to...