Kids are Kids

No matter where you go, one thing is always similar – the kids. And now that we have kids, this is much more obvious. They have made friends here and their little relationships are just like the ones they had back in America -only the languages spoken are varied...

Mid-Autumn Festival

This fall we celebrated one of the two most important holidays here in China – the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are many legends about how this day was started in 1000 BC having to do with the moon goddess, worshipping the moon, and rebelling against the Mongols....

Chinese National Day with Uncle Johnny

Jay’s brother John is teaching English in the northern part of mainland China, and during the week-long national holiday (like American’s 4th of July in a way), John came to stay with us. The girls had a blast spending time with their uncle and I think John had a nice...

Enduring Change

Hello Everyone, It is hard to believe that we have been in Hong Kong for five months.  The past year and a half since we sold our house has been a blur as so much has changed in our lives.  Our daughters are growing in so many ways, our business is growing as we have...

Disneyland Hong Kong

This was our family’s first time to go to Disneyland, and it was in Hong Kong! It is located on Lantua island so now we are just 10 minutes from it! The girls just loved everything about it. We went with another family from Michigan who moved here about the same time...

Tung Chung and an Auntie

As you know, we had to move from our first apartment due to the jackhammering on our ceiling and also the price was unbearable – 4 times more than a high mortgage payment in the US. We moved out to an area called Tung Chung on Lantua Island near the Hong Kong...