A Beijing Expat Wife

People here often ask what I'm doing here. I used to say I was looking for work or that I was doing contract work or thinking of taking some classes. Or I'd give the long spiel about how my girlfriend was doing an internship, blah, blah, blah. Now I just say "I'm an expat wife" and pause for the double take. Hence the new title for the blog: "A Beijing Expat Wife: Excuse the facial hair..."