FAMILY & FRIENDS

Nothing is more important in our lives that those people who help shape us into what we were meant to be – our family and our friends.  I am incredibly blessed to have an amazing wife who loves me with all my faults, supports me in my wildest dreams, and...

HONG KONG – DAY ONE

Alan and I arrived in Hong Kong on Monday early afternoon.  It was an quick flight from Xi’an but the temperatures are very different between the two cities.  It is warm and humid here in Hong Kong – a nice change from Xi’an where it was freezing...

XIAN, CHINA DAY TWO

I was talking to an education consultant here in Xi’an about the condition of the schools. Many of them are very good but special education is very new.  She is a special education consultant.  Most of the children in these schools are abandoned by their parents...

XI’AN, CHINA

We did find an adventure after all….we decided to take a tour of Xi’an, China.  We flew out of Hong Kong and arrived in the mainland around 6pm.  By the time we collected our luggage and caught the airport shuttle into the city, it was about 7:30pm –...

HONG KONG AND BEYOND

We arrived safely in Hong Kong last night around 9pm.  It was a good flight but the trip started off a little odd from Dulles International.  After we made it through security and gate check, there were six or seven FBI agents INSIDE the boarding ramp checking...

ON THE WAY TO HONG KONG…

Alan and I drove up to Washington, DC yesterday afternoon to spend the night close to the airport.  Our flight was scheduled to leave mid morning and this would take some of the pressure off of having to deal with traffic.  We made good time, checked into the hotel,...