Journey Of A Thousand Miles

The King of Thailand has died

October 19, 2016

Thailand is a lovely country. Tropical, warm, humid, with wonderful, kind people. Where we are staying, near the Night Market, life has a consistent flow. At 8:00 tourists get on their buses, vans, or red trucks to visit the elephants or waterfalls. The coffee shops open with free Wi Fi and slowly fill up with commuters, digital nomads, or ...

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Bustling Beijing #9

October 13, 2016

In this episode we scale the Great Wall, march on Tienanmen Square and sneak into the Forbidden City. Plus we visit a number of historical sites, temples and parks in bustling Beijing China. Pull up a craft brew… … because we’ll also share a lovely afternoon in the garden hutong at Great Leap Brewing. This and more.

Touring Asia

Leaving Zhengzhou

October 12, 2016

It truly has been a journey of a thousand miles, as I am writing this post from Thailand! I apologize for not writing as much as I hoped but I am ready for a fresh start. My position with Best International Schools did not work out. I was hired to implement an American Curriculum. I (and Best) didn’t realize how much of a transition there ...

Touring Asia

Xi’an the Next Step with the Terra Cotta Army #8

September 30, 2016

In this episode Denise and Pat start their journey of Asia in Xi’an, the end of the historic “Silk Road”. The conversation begins with comparing the differences in the city, after weeks living in a dusty boom town. It then focuses on the amazing Terra Cotta Army, the Muslim Market with all it’s vendors, Confucian, ...

Living in China

Goodbye ZhengZhou! #7

September 5, 2016

Goodbye ZhengZhou! In this episode Denise shares her tale on why ZhengZhou is not a good fit for her professionally and how it’s time for us to get out town! We talk at great length about the elementary school, Chinese culture and how different it is from the West. We share some observations about our outings, some of the sights and ...

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School’s Back In Session #6

September 1, 2016

First Day of School In this episode Denise talks at length about the start of school…. First day at the Primary Bilingual School How kids are all the same Issues that come with starting a new year Talk about moving to our new digs and their great Beautiful campus Shopping and sensory overload Eating at a buffet Taking the Bus vs Taxis ...

Living in China, Podcast

We’re In China #5

August 16, 2016

We’re in China! In this episode Denise and Pat talk about thier first impressions of living in China after a long flight and weeks of preparation. Topics discussed includes: Travel from Chicago to Shanghai to ZhengZhou Funbling with the Chinese language Great Chinese food The intersection of the 19th century and 21st century in ...

Living in China

We made it to China!

August 14, 2016

We are in China! It has been a long time since my last post. Pat and I finished our trip to see Chris, Anna and Evie in San Diego. We visited deserts, the Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, and paralleled parts of Route 66. It was a great trip. Chris and Anna took us mountain climbing, to the ocean, Torrey Pines, food trucks and ...

Preparing For China

We’re Ready To Go Episode #4

July 30, 2016

We’re Ready To Go! Next Tuesday we leave for China! It’a a direct flight from Chicago to Shanghai and this episode we make it crystal clear, “We’re Ready To Go!” Topics included: Vacation to see our sons John and Chris. We drove from Chicago, Columbus GA, New Orleans, San Antonio, Tucson AZ Saguaro National ...

Preparing For China

So many things to do….

July 19, 2016

Since my last post I hired five teachers for our team at Hanghai and Headstart Elementary Schools in China, finished up the year at P. H. Miller, (bittersweet with lots of tears), helped Pat get our Visas, cleaned our home office so Tim can move in, prepared for our China party and squeezed in weekend trips to see the boys and the rest of our ...