Do you love your freedom? Have you ever been told on how you are to look? Well in China at many of the public schools from elementary through high school they enforce a strict hair policy. A Chinese woman, Ripple, informed me firsthand of her experience and knowledge...
Are you a rebel or rule follower? Most people fall in one category or the other. I tend to lean on the rule follower but when there are rules/guidelines that I don't think make sense I break them. Yep, I April break rules. Most cities in China, except for Hong Kong,...
Do you like tea or wine? If so, then you would like drinking 3rd Wave Coffee. 3rd Wave Coffee is a new "wave" in coffee. It's a speciality coffee movement which includes: single origin beans, direct trades, lighter roasts and higher-qaulity beans. This wave has given...
Have you ever had something valuable stolen? Have you ever been a predicament where you...
Denny is dealing drugs for fun and profit. I am so proud of my husband. This year of teaching in China Denny has been researching what kind of business that he wanted to pursue and he found it, distributing Third Wave coffee via a store front online: 3rd Wave Coffee...
Traveling: How to Arrive to Penang, Malaysia (From Kuala Lumpur you have to go to Buttersworth to get to Penang, which is an island.) 3 Tips when traveling by train to Buttersworth, Malaysia 1. Don't travel Southeast Asia during the Spring Festival in February or book...
Book Review of Little Bee When I starting this book I liked how it was different and raw but as I progressed into the story my heart ached to the point I wanted to stop reading it. "This is the story of two women. Their lives collide one fateful day,...
My husband, Denny and I have been married for 3 years now. The time flew by quickly. I wanted to share with you why this anniversary was one of my best days in my life and how you too can celebrate an incredible anniversary. For those of you who aren't readers but...
I was blessed with the opportunity to take Zac's high school senior graduation pictures. Zac is funny, easy going, has dramatic facial expressions and loves his parents. He is currently living in Qingdao, China but will be attending college in the United States in the...
I had the pleasure to celebrate Serena's first year of life with her and her mom, Allison 7 Tips on How to Photograph a 1 Year Old 1) Have the mom or dad near by. Capture memories by having the parent in the pictures to catch how the child and the parent...
