Here are some videos that we took while touring around Delhi.... read more

Laura, Pete and I flew from Hangzhou to Shenzhen in order to save money on the "International" flight from Mainland China to HK. When we arrived at the Shenzhen airport we could see lots of construction on expanding the current airport. I also was excited that the subway now was open at the airport so we could take it directly to the Futian Checkpoint and cross into Hong Kong without getting on a bus. I believe the subway ride took us a little over an hour and cost us 8RMB=$1.27. Laura finally would get to experience the highly secured border crossing between Mainland China and HK. Plus she would get to experience HK for herself as she has heard us rave about HK ever since we first went there ourselves in 2009. During our border crossing ... read more

We have been on the go since 6am on Friday, December 23rd traveling between Hangzhou, Shanghai and Suzhou showing Laurence and Laura what life is like in China and some touristy things of course since is their 1st time to China. We successfully met Laurence at his hotel in Shanghai and found Laura at the correct subway stop and exit after her flight from southern China after her overnight train from Hanoi. A great feat, as neither of them speak Chinese and China isn't easy to get around due to the language barrier, although the Chinese would say differently. It was VERY cold in Shanghai during our 2 night stay which took the fun out of sightseeing but we had sun the whole time, which is a 1st for Pete and I. It seems the few ... read more

Today, we have been in China for 3 months and sometimes I wonder where the time has gone and other days it seems to not go by quick enough. This last month, we lost my Grandma Mosher at the grand age of 95. She was quite the woman and it brings tears to my eyes as I type this. I have so many great memories of her as she only lived 5 minutes away from us as I grew up. Every time I came home from China, CA or NIU I would go visit her to say hi and catch up on her stories. I learned so much about our family history from her. Grandma loved playing cards, gardening, knitting and making warm blankets for us all. When we were kids we would dress up in ... read more

Our International Department of Affairs took us 9 foreign English teachers and 22 international students on a field trip to Wuzhen. It was only an hour bus ride from the college campus where we teach and the international students live. We live about 35-45 minutes from that campus so we had a longer day. We had been warned by 2 previous teachers that these trips can be quite horrid as the Chinese love to travel in tour groups with matching hats, a tour guide waving a flag and speaking into a microphone. We don't like to be paraded around like cattle at big tourist traps within China so we were ready for an adventure to say the least. We went with open minds and enjoyed our day trip. When we arrived we pulled into a parking ... read more