What is it like living in China?

We get this question periodically and I thought it might be fun to share just a few (Top 10) items that have been on my mind the last few weeks.  It’s been just over 6 months since my last blog posting, so it seems about time to post an entry.  Language learning has been my primary focus for the past several months (in addition to soaking up culture) so things have…

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Eternal Spring

Cherry blossoms in December?!  The Chinese word for “Yunnan” is literally “clouds-south” which means “South of the Clouds”.  Yunnan Province is also known throughout China as the land of Eternal Spring.  Our introduction to this land of Eternal Spring has included seeing fresh new cherry blossoms alongside the fall color and falling leaves of other trees here in December.  Living cross-culturally means living in the midst of many paradoxes, and this…

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