A ‘Sea” of Wonder
China is a vast country with varied and breathtaking landscapes. A couple of weeks ago Louis and I discovered one such landscape, one that surprised us with its unusual burst of colours The city...
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge
Xian — A Step Back in Time
Louis and I just came back from a wonderful trip to Xian, an ancient city in Shaanxi province, China. We decided to explore this historic city during the 7-day Golden Week holiday celebrating the...
Missing China!
Well, I have been in South Florida for nearly four weeks now, and guess what, mih miss China. There, I said it. And it’s actually true. Lawd, mih a tun Chinese! Living in Tianjin,...
things you thought you knew…
well, i’m back just a day and i’ve started to feel nostalgic about china. why? well, here i am up in westchester, going to a ‘restaurant’ which should really be called a diner, having...
chinese food for thought
i’ve always had issues with food… like almost my entire life, since i was about 3 or 4. me not eating meat is not a choice. let’s just say, it just is. and for...
Pass dih Flittahs!
Fifty-one years, that’s more than half a century…and it’s how long the Darbys have been married. We celebrated with professor (now Dean–congrats!) Darby and Mrs. Darby on Sunday April 20 their post-Golden anniversary in...
hats. yes, hats
so the last time you guys saw me in the physical, i was wearing those weird hats. i know the prayers were, ‘please, let him get out of that phase’, or perhaps ‘i hope...
Fragrant Harbour
WARNING!!! This blog is picture-heavy. so i might as well jump the chronological order of my time in china. i’ve done a few extra things and had a few more interesting experiences. but since...
design matters
one of the first things i noticed here in china, is how much they put in design. i must say that i’m more than impressed by the measure they go to make presentation an...
dorothy, we are not in kansas anymore by louis davis
Many of us are completely discombobulated by the thought of changing zip codes, much less changing countries… even more so when the country we are relocating to is completely different from our comfort zone....