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  • Leaving Dalian for Home

    Our last stop in China was in the northern port city of Dalian, where my cousin Rob, his wife Amalia, and their two children live. I spent my last four… Read more

  • Family in Taiyuan

    My brother-in-law Jon and his wife Lan left New Hampshire with their 3 year old son, Jonah, and arrived in China a few days after we did. They went directly… Read more

  • Beijing and a trek to the Great Wall

    We took the bullet train from Tianjin to Beijing. Then we had to figure out how to get from the train station and into a taxi that would take us… Read more

  • Tianjin

    I must have been tired and distracted because I didn’t get many photos of our time in Tianjin. I suppose that’s understandable because we only spent about 24 hours there… Read more

  • Zhuhai

    We stayed at Bob and Jene’s home in Zhuhai for 4 nights. It was the perfect place to begin familiarizing ourselves with a Chinese neighborhood, with its sights, sounds, and… Read more

  • Crossing the Border

    Crossing the border from Macau to Zhuhai was an interesting experience. Although we each had luggage with four wheels, we did what many people do. We hired one of the people… Read more

  • Exploring Macau

    Macau has its share of casinos, and we walked through one. Pretty soon, we came upon this sight. I took a photo of these red hot rods because they reminded… Read more

  • Time with Friends

    Spending time with Jene and Bob, dear friends who live near Macau and Hong Kong (see Zhuhai post) was one of the main reasons for the trip. Here they are… Read more

  • Getting There

    Getting to China from the east coast meant many hours in the air! We left our home in southwestern NH at about 3 AM (sleepwalking it seemed) to drive nearly… Read more

  • Strange Things Happen When Blogs are Hacked

    My ThinkICT blog about all things ICT got hacked a few weeks ago. Because of that and the fact that I didn’t have an ideal backup copy (yeah, we all… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Cathy,

Here you’ll find my notes about research and other related professional work interests, as well as some personal things, such as books I’ve found interesting, stories of family and friends, travel, and spiritual musings.