by Emily Chang | Oct 27, 2021 | The Spare Room
What would we change about The Spare Room? There’s always something, right? For me, I realized that we hadn’t really stopped to explain to Laini that welcoming strangers into our spare room wasn’t something every family did. Because we sort of fell...
by Emily Chang | Oct 24, 2021 | Learner, Workplace
Someone recently asked me how I stay so upbeat. I think it comes down to knowing myself. Knowing what gives us joy and the context in which we thrive, allows us to seek and create those conditions. Learn to plant smiles for yourself. My daughter gives me great joy, so...
by Emily Chang | Oct 21, 2021 | The Spare Room
Me: Devastating. Maturing. Debilitating. Strengthening. And if I’m totally honest (and if I’m not completely honest on my own personal blog, who am I, really?) …I was a little relieved. Because a lifetime of wheelchairs and medical appointments can...
by Emily Chang | Oct 17, 2021 | Learner, The Spare Room
His story is called “The Dance” in Chapter Three of The Spare Room. A Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, Afghanistan for so long that he became a permanent resident, Quentin left the military to establish a nonprofit organization that uses dance...
by Emily Chang | Oct 14, 2021 | The Spare Room
In this #taxichat, I ask Laini how it feels to continually expand our family. Each time we open our Spare Room to someone who needs a safe place to stay, we gain a new family member. She gains a new sibling (or in Jaesin’s case, an uncle). But it doesn’t...
