Apr 21, 2016
During my last trip to China, I was at a store which is much like a Chinese version of Walmart. I almost always do some shopping for the special needs orphanage supported by Global Partners in Life when I am in town and this day was no different. There is an escalator...
Jan 5, 2016
My last blog was about snow, and the recent weather in China has given me material to continue with that topic. So far this fall, China has had multiple snows. I have a friend in Shenyang, which is in the north east section of the country. It gets plenty cold to have...
Mar 24, 2015
OK, so this title isn’t very catchy, but it is descriptive, because cabbage is what I am writing about today. In China there are many types of cabbage. The one most of us in the States are used to eating translates out to “big head cabbage” in the Chinese language,...
Nov 6, 2014
On a recent trip to China, I learned that the ginkgo tree’s leaves are about the first to start changing color in the fall. My college campus had a ginkgo tree on it near a cafeteria. I remember people talking about the leaves in the fall. I always found the shape...
May 22, 2014
Water, Water Everywhere Since my grandparents were great gardeners, I observed a few things while watching the Chinese around my campus work in their gardens. One of the first things I noticed is that my Chinese neighbors would use lots of water on their plants. The...