Maxi-Ann Campbell
Compassion: First Impressions of Lappeenranta
I kept being surprised by the level of trust, patience, persistence, and kindness I saw. It all seemed wrapped up in one word: compassion.
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 27, 202012 min read
Process-Person-Context-Time: My Transition to Motherhood
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...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Apr 24, 20207 min read
Why I’m Glad We’re in the US
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...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 14, 202015 min read
Sitting the Month: Moving from 2 to 3 to 5
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...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 4, 202020 min read
Journey to the West: The Decision to Leave
On the morning of Wednesday, February 5th, I, and other faculty members, received an email offering us the opportunity to go to Duke...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Feb 8, 20206 min read
Living through an Epidemic
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...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Aug 6, 20199 min read
Maternity Photos across Two Cultures
There are many apps related to pregnancy that will encourage you to take photos of your growing bump weekly. However, I was not really...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jul 30, 201912 min read
A Natural Birth
Note: It’s important to start by saying that this blog post is not about my birth. I’m still pregnant (37 weeks 5 days) as I write about...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jul 9, 201913 min read
You Can’t Sit Here
Before I begin this post, it’s important to note that I started this blog entirely for myself. It was a way to cope after the...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 23, 20199 min read
My Hair Explained
My hairstyle causes a lot of confusion for people who don’t know anything about black hair. Even I am not an expert on black hair,...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 19, 20198 min read
Pinky Promises
What if I told that you that when Ben and I first started dating, it wasn’t because he found me particularly attractive? Okay, well,...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 14, 20195 min read
Who Wouldn’t Want to Be Me?
In the past, I have re-posted a blog from when I first moved to China. I have decided to do that again today because this post provides...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 10, 201911 min read
Sometimes, the Universe…
“If you are willing to take one meaningful step on your own behalf toward making a dream come true today, the Universe will meet you...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 21, 20198 min read
Walking the Line
May 1stis Labor Day holiday in China. This year, May 1stfell on a Wednesday, and the government moved the working days Thursday and...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 5, 20195 min read
So, when is the baby due?
After a miscarriage, it can be hard to know when to announce to people that you are pregnant—again. The first time I announced to the...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 24, 201911 min read
Giving Up the Pretense of Nice
You ever been in a situation where you did not say or do something to be “nice”? I’m in that situation a lot with my landlords. As I...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Feb 21, 20197 min read
Spring Festival (Lunar New Year)
The Annual Gala Spring Festival holiday is China’s biggest holiday celebration. Ben and I normally go to Shanghai to spend the holiday...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 20, 20195 min read
Colorful Conversations: Dark Skin is Beautiful
So, I previously had a blog post called Colorful Conversations: Good Enough. It was about a conversation I had with a rickshaw driver in...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 8, 20196 min read
How I met Ben
The following post is something I wrote more than five years ago now on an earlier iteration of the Not Minimum Coverage blog I had when...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Dec 28, 201810 min read
Are you visiting the US after this?
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog called The Ideals of the Country, and I mentioned that I once managed to talk Korean officials out...
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