Halloween is not an Asian holiday. But, for the sake of embracing other cultures, they try to celebrate it. It is actually a lot of fun, because it has quite a different twist. I think it could catch on in the States Friday is always a half day of school at our kids’ school. When […]
Our friends are visiting, and they also have a 5 year old daughter and 3 year old son (same ages as Kylie and Caden). We all enjoyed the fall weather and a fun bike ride through a nearby village tourist spot! We rode about 9 miles on an amazing newly built bike trail that follows […]
We invited the kids’ classmates (and their families) to come join us for camping, hiking, and swimming while they were out of school for a holiday. It was a good turnout. Building relationships. Enjoying His creation.
Oil tea (or you2 cha2 油茶 in Mandarin) is a local thing here. We never had it in Chengdu, but there are oil tea shops all around here in GL. It’s called a tea because it’s made from tea leaves. . . but I’d say it’s more like a soup. You add salt, chives, peanuts, […]
David and I decided to have a date one morning while the kids were at school, and we rode about 1 hour on the motorcyle to a village called CaoPing. I has been preserved (or restored I guess) according to it’s “ancient,” or original, condition. It’s a pretty neat little place.
