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Big City China

Life and times of an American family exploring a whole new world...China!

Interests: Blogging about daily life in China.

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Last Days in India

25-28 September 2017 Touring Pune and surrounding sites... On the first day in Pune I traveled with Mark and his co-workers out to a testing grounds (which is a cooperative effort with an agricultural university) located several hours outside of Pune. I didn't get a good photo but I wanted... Continue reading

Posted Feb 14, 2020 at We dug a hole to China!

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"Off Broadway" - a unique IST musical production

17 November 2016 - This year's musical was very unique and one-of-a-kind. The school had originally received permission to perform "Grease" (remember the movie with Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta??? Yeah, that one.) before school let out last summer. Well..... After school started this fall we learned that some other... Continue reading

Posted Feb 14, 2020 at We dug a hole to China!

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Ava's braces are removed

11 November 2016 - Just in time for the musical production, Ava is getting her braces off! Ava's beautiful - sans braces - smile. My goodness, she's looking more and more grown up these days, isn't she? Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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November 2016 - Have I shown you my collection of minis? These are a mishmash or purchased minis (owl and large toadstool was a Christmas gift from Ava purchased in Austria) and handmade ones by either me, Annika or Ava. Oh, and the Eiffel Tower was purchased in Paris. So...as... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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Shanghai Disneyland with Bruce and Vicki

4 November 2016 - Bruce, Vicki and I flew from Chengdu to Shanghai after breakfast. I had previously communicated with the Shanghai Disney resort and had been assured that it would be easy to get a cab to take us to the Disneyland Resort (which is located on the outskirts... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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Chengdu with Bruce & Vicki & pandas & Buddhas

1 November 2016 - Little ol' me flew to Chengdu (sans family) to spend two days in Chengdu with Bruce and Vicki - who are flying to Chengdu after their trip to see the terra-cotta warriors in Xi'an. Bruce posing with these two fine fellows: Walking around a shopping street... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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24 October 2016 - Soccer champs! Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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Cousin Vicki and Bruce pop in for a visit

Meet Bruce and Vicki: Travelers...family...fun & interesting people... They're Mark's cousins from Detroit. We are so happy that family popped by our place for a visit! They're a long way from home so we're extra grateful. Naturally we had to show them Ancient Culture Street in Tianjin (GuWenHuaJie). We ordered... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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Halloween 2016 -

Halloween 2016 - Bones and I helped the after school Halloween celebration. We had a blast frightening loads of kids on the haunted school tour. LOL!!! Bones is an excellent buddy. And apparently attracts lots of attentions from both small and big people. HA! (Rest assured, he's made of PLASTIC)... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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Special Halloween Pinatas

October 2016 - A group of expats in our neighborhood banded together to create a fun Halloween event for a bunch of kids. I volunteered to make pinatas for the kids to bash. :-) I do LOVE a fun arts and crafts project! With only balloons, newspaper, flour (to create... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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13 October 2016 - Pink Day Assembly at IST. The fearsome IST Elementary Student Council: What is it about the color pink? It's funny. I just googled "Pink Day" and it turns out it has multiple meanings. I had no idea! For us, Pink Day is all about raising awareness... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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Bolloons anyone?

Need a BOLLOON??? Bu Cuo....doesn't that mean "not bad"???? LOL! Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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24 October 2016 - Annika participated in a MUN session with her school at a different international school in Tianjin (TIS) Annika requested a suit to look professional: Here are photos from the school: Annika isn't in the above photo because she and a few other students were at a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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United Nations Day 2016 at IST

18 October 2016 - I do love how IST celebrates UN (United Nations) Day. The kids and teachers dress up in either their home country or favorite country costumes. Then there's the parade around the front of the school....and then there's the whole school assembly where groups perform in front... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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GuBei Water Town + friends

Weekend of October 15, 2016 - After a several hour drive from our home in Tianjin - first north to Beijing, skirting around Beijing and then heading north and east into the mountains just past Beijing- we landed at the outskirts of a rather unusual town of sorts - Gu... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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First week of October 2016 - The Philippines are AWESOME. Best. Diving. Ever. The people here are friendly - from the staff to the guests. I could live here. Forever. Do we have to move back to the USA???? Check out Sangat Island Resort. (we flew into Coron, Philippines and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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another cloudy day

My view of the world from the Mound. Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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4 April 2017 One of the reasons I love the country...beautiful clouds! I did do some color editing to bring out the clouds (via contrast). What do you think? Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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A brief view of Delhi

September 2016 - We have less than one day to explore Delhi. Certainly not enough time to see everything but we'll get glimpse of a view important sights in Delhi. Qutab Minar - a tower made of sandstone and marble Around 73m tall. Building was started in 1193. WOW! Did... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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A Journey to Agra

September 2016 - Right after our trip to Yangshuo, I happily & luckily got to accompany Mark on a business trip to Pune, India. India is such a vibrant and diverse country with some of the best food in the world. And let's not forget yummy masala chai (spice tea)!... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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5 March 2017 - Hi! Did you think we fell off the face of the Earth? Yeah, we kind of did disappear. I'm not quite sure I'm ready to reappear yet either. I'm still feeling bitter and angry about the transition. I ought to lie to you and tell you... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2017 at We dug a hole to China!

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Change is in the air

10 December 2016 - So much has happened over the past four months. Mark and I went to India. We walked around the Taj Mahal!!!! We had a family scuba diving trip to the Philippines. We got to dive through boat wrecks. Lots of events happening at school. Cousins from... Continue reading

Posted Dec 9, 2016 at We dug a hole to China!

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Yangshuo, China: Take 2

15-18 September 2016 - It seems that flying on a holiday can be fun. We flew to Guilin (from Tianjin) on Mid Autumn Festival day on Air China. The plane was decorated and the crew had several games for all the passengers to play. I won this small stuffed toy... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2016 at We dug a hole to China!

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Vote Ava for ESC Communication Officer!!!

26 August 2016 - It's voting time at IST! Today the elementary students will vote for Elementary Student Council (ESC) officers. Ava is running for the communication officer position. Here's further evidence that girls rule (literally!). Only girls wanted to run for ESC positions! All the girls gave excellent and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 28, 2016 at We dug a hole to China!

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Grade 8 Week Without Walls

September 2016 - Annika's grade 8 class is off on another WWW (week without walls) adventure. They're supposed to hike and camp on an old section of the great wall close to Beijing. She's all packed and ready to go! Here are a few photos (not taken by me) during... Continue reading

Posted Sep 28, 2016 at We dug a hole to China!

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