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...
by Emily Chang | Oct 7, 2021 | The Spare Room
we never had any kids in the Spare Room? I was curious about Laini’s reaction. It’s difficult to imagine a totally different childhood, so this was asking a lot of a 12-year old. But I couldn’t wait to hear how she might respond! It’s a little...
by Emily Chang | Oct 4, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room, Workplace
I love my family so very much. Not because we’re all so similar, and everything’s perfect. Rather, we actively work on our our relationships with one another, and we allow iron to sharpen iron. In my discussion with Keri Roberts on her podcast, Ordinary...
by Emily Chang | Sep 26, 2021 | The Spare Room
Last week, we got a call… a four-year old boy needs a place to stay. He’s got hydrocephalus, just like Teo. But he seems to have been rescued far later than Teo was (for photos of Teo, check out our photo album). Within two days of the call, Minki was on...
by Emily Chang | Sep 12, 2021 | Leadership, The Spare Room, Workplace
I recently did an interview with The Global Interview. It was a little soul-baring… all my inner thoughts, revealed. Here are a few highlights from the interview: My favorite social media: LinkedIn, for sure. It’s a place where I feel I can both contribute...
by Emily Chang | Sep 8, 2021 | The Spare Room
For #taxichat 12, I asked Laini what her reaction would be when we meet the next kid who needs a spare room. As always, her unscripted, spontaneous answer impresses the hell out of...
