the Shanghai wild animal park
When we arrived in China someone told our kids that there was a place here where you could hold a baby tiger. They were all over it. Every weekend we…
end of September little things — new friends in a faraway land
Speaking of friends, (back here), we are so grateful for the new ones we’ve made here in China. On our way home from walking the kids to school on the…
China prep
We are half way through the semester over here in China. That is weird to me. It feels so good to be getting our bearings straight a little…
sports day
Sports Day is kind of a big deal here in China. A big enough deal that they ordered fancy outfits for everyone in the school for the big day. The…
adventures in transportation
Meet our handsome new chauffier: His name is David and I kind of have a crush on him. Yep, Dave got a Chinese driver’s license. When we first arrived here…
day-to-day China (so far)
There are some things we are getting used to over here that I want to remember and write down before they don’t seem so new to us anymore. I carry…
Olympics wrap-up
Ok, enough blabbing about the Olympics. I promise to be done after this. But I’ve got to write this all down before it fades since it was the trip of…
track & field
I think both Dave and I agree that the highlight of our trip was our night at track and field. It was just so cool to be there in the…
Beijing tidbits
We were so glad we already went to the Great Wall and other big Beijing tourist spots last time we were there so we didn’t have to fight the crowds….