Bamboo Pilgrim

Feb. 18, 2015 marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year.  2015 is the Year of the Sheep.  Today is also Ash Wednesday in the 2015 Liturgical Calendar of the Church,...

Feb. 9, 2015 Today we went to Zhengzhou to complete the requisite medical exam for my wife’s work VISA. You need to be at the facility before 11:00 a.m., since the...

My first hurdle: navigating the local pharmacy for what I need to take care of myself. Within a week of our arrival, I developed an ear infection with flu-like symptoms.  Fortunately,...

Government funding for small business loans have recently created a plethora of coffee houses in China. Each business features a rustic, industrial design decor with a potpourri of boutique furnishings like...

We have safely arrived in Beijing, China and will travel tomorrow to Xinyang, Henan Province.

Salt Lake City, UT (Sept 2014) — Now that we are temporarily back in the USA until we receive our work VISAs, I am going through my field notes and reflecting...