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Our dearest Lia, Your recent adventures have expanded your brain and your courage. We can see you growing up in front of us, like a fast-forward movie of a little bean seedling. You are learning new signs and words, expressing your desires with more vehemence and clarity, and exploring the world with bottomless curiosity. On […]

I’m in the process of editing down our 3+ hours of footage from the trip, and I thought you’d might like an advance screening of a couple of clips. Plus, I take particular delight in bringing the SRDC server to its knees. 😉 First, our walk in the People’s Park in Nanchang. Lia is wearing […]

We touched down in Ottawa at 9:30 pm and were greeted by a welcoming party of Rick, Zach, Brie and Madeline. Zach and Brie also made sure we had food in the house so Lia could eat her banana when we got home. Thanks so much! After a looong delay at the airport in Beijing […]

We’re all feeling a little under the weather today with colds all around. Good thing we’re nearing the end of our trip. After a bit of a late rise (finally no more 6:30 wake-up calls!), we started the day with a trip to Mao’s mausoleum. I’m happy to report that he’s still looking good despite […]

We had a windy day for our trek through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The bus dropped us at Zhengyang Gate and we walked the long way around Mao’s Mausoleum towards the Gate of Heavenly Peace, mounted with Mao’s portrait. My mom really wanted to see Mao in his crystal coffin, so we may […]