Exactly Two Months After 9/11: New Life
While the world was still reeling and the dust still settling in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, we boarded a plane to fly across the...
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- Nov 10, 2011
- 5 min
The Joy and the Grief of Gotcha Day
Tomorrow is “Gotcha Day.” Honestly, I’ve never been wild about that title, which denotes the day when an adopted child was placed in the...
- Sep 14, 2011
- 3 min
Initials and Finals: We’re in School!
Our textbooks Well, I’ve officially lost my mind. Or I will at some point in the next nine months. Alison and I have enrolled in Chinese...
- Jul 19, 2011
- 3 min
Found: 100 Good Wishes Quilt Squares
I made a discovery only a few weeks before we left for China. It was a brown box hidden far under my bed that contained within a...
- Jun 21, 2011
- 3 min
The Red Couch Ten Years Later
As promised, here is Alison once again on the Red Couch. She is just as she was ten years ago – happy to be surrounded by the other...
- Jun 17, 2011
- 5 min
Stepping Into North Korea…Without Erin
Chances are, if you suffer from migraines, it would be no surprise that by the end of a very tiring three-week trip you would get one....
- Jun 15, 2011
- 3 min
Cooking in Yangshuo and an Unplanned Stop
I have a very good excuse for not blogging last night. First, I’ll chronicle yesterday. We started early with a cooking class at the...
- Jun 12, 2011
- 1 min
Back in Guangxi Province: Do You Have a Price for that Puppy in the Window?
Our travel schedule is crazy. We were in Guangxi province two days ago when we visited the town where Alison was born. Then we traveled...
- Jun 11, 2011
- 2 min
What Day Is It?
Okay, we’ve officially become the travelers who no longer know what day it is, and we’re having trouble remembering where we’re headed...
- Jun 10, 2011
- 1 min
Photos from Guiping
We’re back in civilization and high-speed Internet. Thanks Juli for handling the posting while I was in no-man’s land. The photos above...
- Jun 9, 2011
- 3 min
Back in Nanning
We’re back in Nanning after the most amazing day. We got up this morning and had a traditional Chinese breakfast (dim sum, steamed buns,...
- Jun 9, 2011
- 1 min
Eating Local Food: Pig’s Feet
#adoption #BirthlandTriptoChina #china #travel
- Jun 8, 2011
- 2 min
Getting to Guiping – Her Hometown
Welcome to southern China. Our flight was delayed this morning because a group of domestic tourists were angry that their flight was...
- Jun 7, 2011
- 1 min
To Guiping
We’ve been running for three days – up early and not back to the hotel room until late evening. We’ve seen amazing things (Terra Cotta...
- Jun 5, 2011
- 2 min
Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival continues today. It’s a three-day festival that began on Saturday, and almost everyone is on holiday, which means we...
- Jun 4, 2011
- 2 min
Climbing the Wall: We Are Heroes Now
Today, we became heroes – at least according to Chairman Mao. “You are not a hero until you climb The Great Wall.” So we did. We took the...
- Jun 3, 2011
- 3 min
Everything is for the Children
Technology frustrations abound! An aside from the wonderful day we have had: China has blocked facebook and twitter, and the free WiFi in...
- Jun 2, 2011
- 1 min
We’re Back in Beijing!
We’re exhausted, but have been trekking around the city all afternoon trying to stay awake. Alison will be measured by a tailor at 6 p.m....
- Jun 1, 2011
- 3 min
Alison’s Birth Country: We’re Almost There
Colin, Erin, and Lisa – November, 2001 I am writing this on the plane, over the ocean headed to Seoul Korea, and then on to Beijing. I...
- May 28, 2011
- 1 min
The Red Couch
In the banner above, the babies on the red couch are eight of the nine who were adopted by the families we traveled with in 2001. Jamie...