When Covid first broke out in 2020, we were on winter holiday in Vietnam. We eventually fled to Thailand in the hopes of surviving Covid from afar, waiting it out there from the safety of another country. After several months and what seemed like the worst of the Covid wave passing, we felt that we Read More
Category: Moving
We are moving about the globe. We moved from Maine to China….so far in China we have lived in two different cities.
Mission back to happy
Back home in Hangzhou What an experience this Mission Back to Happy has been! I write this from our “home town” of Hangzhou, specifically from our friend Charley’s apartment. Booker sprawled on our guest bed, happy to be stationary for more than a half hour. I’ve had two cups of coffee and I’m kicked back Read More
Snacks: they’re mine and I won’t share. Yes, I’m being shellfish.
I love snacks. I love every kind of snack. Portable snacks. Snacks you eat with a spoon or chopsticks. Snack mixes. Nuts, dried fruits, rice crackers, seaweed, spicy, saucy, sweet, salty… I love it all. I love the textures, I love the sound, I love the flavor combinations. Snack mixes are convenient for an on-the-go fuel Read More
One of the favorite chapters in our story, Beauport Inn
So many pages… The Beauport was our home base before we left Maine. Even when we lived in Maine, Beauport felt like home too. It was one of our favorite places to get away to. We could relax there. And we could be productive there. I’m adding some more proof of just how at home Read More
Becoming immigrants to China
In a little over a week, Kim, Aubrie and I will be initiating what I like to call Phase 27 of the process of moving to China. Trip prep Phases 1-26 started months ago. Kim began researching how we relocate there, not for vacation but for business AND pleasure. We will teach English in public Read More
Gimme some Moya’s!
If you think you smell pizza… Shortly after arriving in Nuevo Arenal, we caught a ride from Agua Inn to town to grab something to eat and some groceries. We walked down the main street so Kim and the girls could check out old places they remembered. The only place we could fathom going for Read More
Gingerbread. Not just a Christmastime treat anymore
Time to experience the legend… When we weren’t lounging and reading books or snapping selfies, we managed to sneak a little time in town. One night we had dinner at Gingerbread with our friends and owners of Agua Inn, Trent and Javier. Kim and the girls were dying to finally try this place, having lived Read More
The many faces of Aubrie
We dedicate this blog to the many faces of Aubrie. She blessed me individually with faces exhibiting everything from agony to the stink eye, content to contempt, happy to hapless. Understandably, she’s a teenager and I probably don’t need to explain more than that. Judging by those faces… Most of these pictures will be from Read More