Monthly Archives: February 2011

We’ve had several “normal” days in a row here with no sightseeing, meetings, or major attempts to figure out/find/fix anything.  Just day-to-day living… all good… in a familiar way.  One of our girls even had a meltdown on Saturday.  So. … Continue reading →

On Sunday we took a chilly (one of us was freezing) afternoon outing in our very own Haidian District to the “Old” Summer Palace (not to be confused with “The” Summer Palace mentioned in the very first post of this … Continue reading →

Our very last night in Kunming happened to be the night of the Lantern Festival, marking the end of Chinese New Year.  After a great final dinner with the Fulbright gang, three of our families headed over to Grand View … Continue reading →

A few shots from the bus ride to the Stone Forest…

On our last day in Kunming all of the Fulbright families took a trip out to the Stone Forest, known here as ” the first wonder of the world” and somewhat similar to Joshua Tree National Park.  Glad that Art … Continue reading →

Well y’all… we’ve reached the point where it truly feels like we are living in China and no longer just visiting.  Routines are slowly being established (in large part because the girls are in school, which is great for them, … Continue reading →

Had a great internet connection early Sunday morning, then poof! …no internet for a more than a day.  Which is kind of debilitating for me here, on a Sunday evening when I want to post and have a bunch of … Continue reading →

OMG.  We have been on such a wonderful whirlwind here in Yunnan Province.  Lots to write about and many pix to post but that will have to wait for the weekend as we are flying back to Beijing today.  The … Continue reading →

More surprises in Kunming as cold weather returned yesterday (drats), but… we’ve been meeting one terrific Fulbright family after another, from all over the US, many with children, and having a great time.  It’s good to connect with other families … Continue reading →

We were up and out of the apartment really (really) early on Saturday morning in order to make our flight to Kunming.  Just a 3 hour flight from Beijing, but I have to say, arriving in here is like arriving … Continue reading →