Category Archives: Travel

Four years overseas!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

This week on 9/10, marked four years since I landed in China and began my life as an ex-pat. I truly never expected to be overseas for this long, but life certainly has been full of surprises.  Part of me thinks … Continue reading →

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Finally, official

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

We moved here in July with several suitcases and two cats.  We left those cats and items with someone we know so we could finish packing up our household in China and visit the States.  P’s time in the States … Continue reading →

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Supporting local economies

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

It’s no secret, especially if you have seen our Facebook photos in the last few years, that we travel quite a bit around Asia.  Levi was on 30 flights and in 8 countries before he turned age one, for example. … Continue reading →

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Thailand vs. China (Part One)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Ok, I’ll admit it.  The title of this post isn’t really fair.  As a cross-cultural researcher, one of the first ideas my field teaches is that you can’t exactly compare cultures on a list.  Cultural variations are so different, it’s … Continue reading →

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