Tenille finally gets a haircut

I knew that sooner or later I would have to get a haircut in China, and it was obvious that … More

Homesick at IKEA

I haven’t really felt homesick at all since moving to Beijing 6 weeks ago. I’m really enjoying all of our … More

I was invited by a vendor at Microsoft to come sit in during an "English corner"… Anyway, it ended up that … More

A hutong is an old school neighborhood in China. It’s typically a narrow alleyway of which there are probably hundreds … More

Caleb and I went on a photography walk after church around our building after church. These were the pictures that … More

It’s hard to miss the big turtles swimming around in the tanks at the grocery store and the markets… At … More

The Chinese are masters of negotiating. It’s because they have to do it everyday. Americans in general probably do it … More

Kung Fu is the primary martial art of China, so we thought it appropriate that we enroll Caleb in a … More

Today was our first date night. Our Ayi, Luo, came over at 5pm. I was a bit lame and … More

I think there’s a general myth out there believed by foreigners that the Chinese are a rude people, especially to … More