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May/June 2019 Months in Review

Where We’ve Been Sri Lanka: Yala National Park, Ella, 5 Days China: Shanghai, 48 days, Henan Province, 4 days South Korea: Seoul, 4 days Highlights Leopards in Sri Lanka: It’s possible that our hopes were sky high...

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Two Years Living in China as Expats

Wow. Just, wow. In a blink of an eye, we’ve past our two-year China-versary. That’s a milestone on so many fronts, and it reminds me once again that ‘the days are long but the years are short.’ There is nothing...

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Travel After A Tragedy

We thought about cancelling. On Easter Sunday 2019, a group of religious extremists carried out a coordinated attack in the Colombo region of Sri Lanka, killing over 250 churchgoers and tourists. We watched in horror...

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March/April 2019 Months in Review

Where We’ve Been China: Shanghai (Julie – 57 long days, Drew – 46 days), Anhui Province (Drew – 4 days) US: Park City, Salt Lake City (Drew – 7 days) Sri Lanka: Columbo, Galle, Tangalle, Yala...

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What’s Saving My Life Right Now, Spring 2019 Edition

It’s been two years since I wrote several posts about the things, big and small, that were saving my life. I didn’t come up with this idea but basically, instead of thinking about the things that are just killing...

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February 2019 Month in Review

February flew back so quickly, I forget to put up our month in review post. To be fair, if February had 31 days in it like so many other months, then I would only be a day late. I blame it on February. Whatever,...