By the Way

It's amazing how fast they grow.  Juliana has only been out in the world for a little over two months, and she's already gained mad ...

Nov. 17, 2010 by Kevin Generally “heat day” is a highly-anticipated day in China. At least for those of us living north of the “heat line” a...

On pleasant days, Chinese grannies congregate on the benches outside our apartment complex, chatting and sunning themselves (if it counts as...

Yesterday we learned about a new phenomenon: swimming babies!  Well, apparently it's not new, but it's the first I had heard of it. ...

by Ruth Juliana had her first student debute today. I had four different classes of students I taught for the past two years, and I promise...

by Kevin When we first came to China, we were instructed that if we were ever in a taxi that got into an accident, we should leave the fare ...

by Kevin Ruth, Juliana and Candy are here. All napping, as they should be after 37 hours of travel (about 24 of those spent in the air). It ...

Juliana, already an expert with chopsticks, is all ready for China. Though it's still a week away, I have already begun packing for o...

by Kevin Sometimes you just wonder what these students are thinking. I've been back in Weinan for about three days now and have already ...

Wonder what happens when 1.3 billion people all go on vacation at the same time? This week is National Holiday in China.  On Saturday, 122,...