This hasn’t been a typical week. Our apartment looks like a sparsely furnished hotel room. Suitcases are slowly filling up with things we really need. Susan is giving away possessions that seemed so important only a few days ago. Upcoming events in Beijing, don’t even draw our attention. Susan was treated […]
It’s Valentine’s Day in China, at least for the Americans living here. Frantic searches are underway by those who waited too long to buy gifts or completely forgot. It is an opportunity to express our love to those we hold most dear or to wish we had if we disappoint them. This is not the
The movers packed up our possessions. Fifteen years of living overseas went into six shipping crates that we won’t see for more than a month. They even took away our car. Everything will be loaded on a ship bound for Texas. The apartment seems so empty now, with only the “furnished” items remaining and
Last night we attended an acrobatic show at the Chaoyang Theater in Beijing. The hour-long variety show was like a circus, with beautiful costumes, thrilling acts of daring and amazing skills. The performers began their training as young as six and endure a lot of pain to gain the strength and skill they need
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If you pay any attention to the news, you know the enemy is preparing to attack on a scale we haven’t seen in recent memory. In fact, we are already at war and casualties are mounting. It’s less obvious because the enemy is hiding his actions and intentions. They have been secretly attacking over social
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