Tag: China

  • best friends

    June 3, 2013 – Annika's first friend in China- also turned out to be her best friend is Clair.  Actually, we "met" Clair before we moved to China.  She and Annika were set up as pen pals through the school so that Annika could ask questions via email about her new school before we moved…

  • You Know You’re in China- Round 2- a lesson in Engrish or Chinglish

      Have you heard of the term Engrish?  I know that many of you have but for those of you that haven't heard of it here a little run down:     A form of English characterized by bad translation from Japanese by someone who is decent at translating vocabulary but has a poor grasp…

  • First Week in China

    We've been here for one week.  Wow!  What a week it has been!  We're still adjusting to our new life here.  Life here is vastly different than that at home.  Okay, some aspects are the same.  The girls are in school and Mark is going to work every week day.  However, my life has been…

  • Welcome!

    Welcome to our new blog home! We are about to embark on an epic journey (or so we hope!) and we thought you all might like to go along for the ride.   This is a work in progress, as I will be gradually moving all of the old blog (The Lopsided House in Bristling…