How I Moved to China—and Came Back to New York City

I’m standing in line for one of the dirty bathrooms at the back of a rock ‘n’ roll venue in Haidian, Beijing’s student district. “Hey, I’m in a band,” says a Chinese guy who looks like he’s just stepped out of a Skid Row video: long feathered hair, black muscle shirt, bleached jeans, double belts (brown and black studded), and motorcycle boots. “You should come see us tomorrow.”

Kathy Sena, who once upon a time was a WomansDay.com blogger, recently launched Bad Ballet, a website for women to share stories about making big changes in their lives. And she let me share what it was like to move to Beijing, live there for three years, and then readjust to New York City.

Read the whole essay at BadBallet.com.