Entries by AlanPaul

Just Musing

Verizon came and hooked us up with cable, phones and tv yesterday…last week we got our stuff out of storage, which included my desk and a bunch of other office stuff. So now I’m back sitting in the same place I left three and half years ago, again pecking away at a computer screen. But […]

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NJ photos…

Eli shows what he feels about his Dulwich uniform… he did this little toilet dip after skipping around the house singing, “No one can ever tell me what to wear again!” Other pics show my first trip to Costco.. back in the saddle, baby….and our luggage being “unpacked” right after our return. That was just […]

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Farewell column to Chinese readers

I wrote a farewell column exclusively for my Chinese readers. It has been up on the WSJ Chinese site for a few days and getting some really nice comments. The translation (my original, of course) is below. I really don’t feel it is my best work and I’m sure some would call it hackneyed and […]

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Leaving Beijing

All pictures taken at the Beijing Airport just before departure, with Mr. Dou, WSJ driver, and Mr. Lu, black car driver we used all the time. Man, what I wold give him to have one of those guys here!

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Catching up… final days in Beijing

I wanted to try to explain all these photos but it’s just too hard.. these are all from our final days in Beijing.. a lot more to come…Look closely at the painting in the picture with Becky. It was a good bye present from her office. There are pictures of Anna with Echo, regular Saturday […]

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Jefferson School, Day One

Whew. Day one went well. Long-promised ice cream cones at Hershey’s in town afterwards…we even let them have double scoops and sprinkles. Eli told me tonight that Jefferson is “way better than Dulwich.” I asked him and he gave me five reasons. 1. No uniforms. “I can wear whatever I want. I hate uniforms.” I […]

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Slowly getting back into the swing….

Happy new year. We have been back in Maplewood for a week after two weeks of winding our way back here, including 8 days in Hawaii and another six in Southern California. We spent three nights with the Camerons in San Diego and I’m happy to report that they seem to be doing really well. […]

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Settling down

Picture is at the airport, as we leave Beijing, with the ever reliable Mr. Dou. Hey I’m back.. lots more to come in the days ahead… I need to write my first Repat column in the next 48 hours…We will have been in maplewood for a week tomorrow.. it is all good. Kids are thrilled […]

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