Just a typical day in China buying some eggs with my husband in a street market and I saw these two children. I love the simplicity of child's play. Do you remember entertaining yourself with simple items? What was the strangest item you used to entertain yourself as...
In a not so well recognized city of China, Qingdao, people go to the street vendors for a lunch time meal. Workers grab their plastic doggie bags and sit on a couple of concrete stones against a poetic backdrop. Hard workers take a break and gather around a Chinese...
What place can I go to for a few hours and escape the city? A mountain. One nice fall afternoon Denny and I hiked a mountain in Qingdao, China. It was the perfect antidote for the feeling of a mini vacation and a dose of "fresh air". Below is a photo journal of our...
Are you a new foreigner living in China? After sometime living in China you are now realizing going out is time consuming. Shopping isn't a quick car trip down the street to a Safeway or Walgreens. You have no idea where to start to prepare a Chinese dish; the spice...
Do you miss the smell of home? I love China, please don't misunderstand me when I say the following, but the fact remains that this American girl's nose can witness three or more smells within a minute while walking a street in China: the smell of delicious Chinese...
For this section of my blog, “Created” I want to share with you other peoples’ stories. We all have a story and we all want to be known. I asked my first person who was created by our creator what her best memory was and she gave me the following depiction. A 20...
Welcome to the insides of a Chinese bank, keep your hands in and get ready for a smooth ride. Pre-Attractions: Before going to the bank study some Mandarin about the "Bank" with your Mandarin tutor. Attraction #1: Take a number. Take a number in an American bank or...
Xie(4)xie or Xie(4)xie(4) Educating the masses on Mandarin For months now my husband and I have sometimes said xie(4)xie (4) when thanking a person in China. In those occassions sometimes the locals would smile and laugh. I would take this response and think,...
Winter is approaching and we need heat. Have you ever wondered how technicians install A/C's in a skyscraper? Well then today is your lucky day because watching the technician's install my A/C unit on the outside of my 21st floor skyscraper was a free circus act. It...
The elderly age so gracefully here in China. The best word to describe these photos is poetic. This beautiful vendor spends her days selling tanghulus, shan zha (also known as hawthorns) glazed with hard sugar on a stick. What once originated from Beijing, tanghulus...
