Category: China life
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We work with some really amazing people. Their lives are made up of heartache, faith, and hard work. But this night, was about enjoying one another and celebrating the Light of the World coming as a man.
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You can buy it on the street or go to a popular restaurant. Lamb on a stick, known to most as kabobs, is one of our favorite local foods.
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Our local park is not something foreigners get excited about. At first glance it seems pretty pathetic and it doesn’t improve with closer examination. There are patches of grass and small groves of trees. The zoo section holds one camel, a few sheep, deer, and the occasional tiger. There’s a dozen or so old amusement…
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We closed Gina’s for the day so we could go to the countryside with our workers. They planned the day for us. Hiking, playing games, and wading in the river were all on the to-do list.
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June 1st is Children’s Day here in China. Parents and grandparents buy toys, go the park (the kind with rides and games you might find at a fair or midway), buy balloons, and generally just spend the day, not to mention money, doting on children.
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Last week I gave my kids a writing assignment. I wanted them to describe the pro’s and con’s of living life in a place where every thing is watched and often critiqued. Think I’m kidding? A few days ago a customer came into the restaurant and told David that he lived in the building next…
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Just when it seems like you can’t wait any longer…spring arrives in Yanji.
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We’ve lived in Asia for 19 years and bowing is a natural way of life. But in this area there is still more for me to learn. There’s the bride and groom, on their knees before their parents, who lower their foreheads to the floor. Children, dressed in traditional clothes, bow deeply before their elders…
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Sometimes I feel like I live in a sitcom complete with laugh tracks. Often, I am the cause of the laughter, especially when it comes to speaking another language.
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Today is April 5, the Thursday before Easter. It is snowing. Really snowing. 5 to 6 inches covering the ground and it is still coming down. In the winter, snow lifts my spirits and almost seems magical. It may be beautiful, but spring snow leaves me feeling anxious and impatient for warm, sunny days. And…