We made a weekend trip to Hunan province to say goodbye to some good friends before their return to the States. They live about 1 hour from the famous “Stone Forest” or Zhang Jia Jie. It’s known for its unique mountains, and if you have seen the move Avatar, it was also based on this […]
We met a Dutch family who also has a son at Colt’s school. He is about 8 years old, but they have become little buddies The Dutch family opened a bed and breakfast in a nearby tourist spot called Yangshuo. It’s about 2 hours total travel from our house. They asked if we would mind […]
We recently had to do another visa run – we have to leave the country every 3 months because we are on a tourist visa right now. This is why we are trying to establish a platform to obtain a more permanent visa. While it’s awesome to get to travel. . . it’s really quite […]
After a week of meetings in June we decided to take a week of vaca with friends. It was so nice to rest and enjoy friends! The kids played great together, and just LOVED the beach! Colt caught a bazillion hermit crabs Caden and Kylie could have played all day in the sand and waves […]
Part of our learning here is an activity called an “Immersion Trip.” We went to a smaller city on the outskirts of our city. . . with our limited speaking ability, all by ourselves We were instructed to get there on our own via some sort of public transportation other than taxi (i.e. train, bus), […]
We found an aquarium in KL very close to our hotel. It had some of the most beautiful fish! The kids just loved it, and it was a nice break indoors from the heat (it was super hot there)!
About 2 weeks ago, our family took a trip to KL, Malaysia. Just about everyone we talked to mentioned the plane from KL that has “disappeared” just a week earlier than our trip. We weren’t nervous though – in the Father’s hands and His timing. The kids did beautifully on the flight there. It only […]
