By the Way

This Thanksgiving Day was not the greatest.  We weren't planning to celebrate until the weekend, since we still had class on Thursday, b...

By Kevin She called at 3:30 to ask if we were home and if she could come to see Juliana. The woman we affectionately refer to as the “B...

Smiley two-year-old , a photo by kevsunblush on Flickr. Last week China held their National Party Congress to elect a new leader. One of t...

By Kevin As we entered the church, the pastor was explaining that the bride and groom had selected a special day to get married. "Tod...

They say a measure of your language progress is when you start to dream in Chinese, but I'm not sure if my dreams really count.  Last ni...

Our kitchen (the really nice cabinet on the right was one we added) The other day our counter broke.  It wasn't the most secure s...

(Or part 2 in my little mini-series ) It's funny how parenting a toddler sometimes makes me feel like a toddler.  When Juliana is havi...

By Kevin I've been terrible at posting lately. For every ten times Ruth posts,  I manage to sneak something in, so I figured I'd t...

"But the grass is greener over there!!"  My wonderfully imperfect child can reject a vegetable from a mile away, spot the sunris...

This week the woman who taught us our first Chinese numbers and simple phrases is posting a series she calls "Language Week." Seei...