Above Kangding

by | Oct 30, 2009 | Public

Today we finally had the chance to get up the mining road and the views of town and the peaks were spectacular. “Mama! Watch me run!”

Accounting…there’s just no way around it.

by | Oct 29, 2009 | Public

After Adalia finished opening her last presents, and we got her settled into bed, Kris and I looked at each other and groaned… The accountant is coming tomorrow. There’s no way around the deadline, despite the fact that the amount of work there is to do...

Making Friends

by | Oct 25, 2009 | Public

Most travelers who stay at our hostel come and go so quickly…but every once in a while, we have a guest that we really connect with and get to spend some time with. Recently, we had such couple, James and Betsy, who not only came back three times, but we grew to...

Trying Again

by | Sep 19, 2009 | Public

We tried to return to Kangding with our 1 month old daughter, Indira, but let’s just say things didn’t go very well. A week after I arrived in Kangding, I ended up back on an airplane evacuating her to Thailand. And when we tried to return from Thailand,...