Holy sh*t this is it…

We are down to just about a month left in Beijing and that is hard to believe and a little hard to swallow. We are dealing with it by basically not dealing with it. We want to enjoy our last weeks here and not be too engulfed in the logistics…

Halloween

It really did kill me to miss Halloween.. Luckily, B took lots of pictures.

Wow

I don't have much to add to anything about the election a this time. I am trying to finish a column about watching it all from afar. I like this clip: v

Viewing the election from abroad

Ah. It’s finally over. I am writing my column this week about watching the election results from over here.. instead of staying up late, we will be waking up early to see what’s going on. We will probably take Eli with us to an American…

Back home, travel notes and more…

Update: I am home. I wrote the following post on the plane back. It felt great to return and see the kids. I can;t say what it's worth to see Eli run across the sidewalk with a huge grin on his face and leap into my arms, or to hear Jacob try…

On the Road Again

Back on the road with Woodie Alan. I am in Suzhou, about to leave the hotel to catch a bus to Hangzhou (which is about two hours away). We played Suzhou last night and Nanjing the night before.It is really gratifying and exciting to show up…