We’re finally finished with our traveling, and after the adventure we just had this last week we’re about ready for a break! Coming to live in China has been a very different experience for us and of course, like any country, we’ve had to adjust, but nothing could have prepared us for the crash course in “culture shock” that we just received this week. First of all, we want to give you some background as to why and where we went. China celebrated their New Year …

Sometimes I feel that certain trips take on a sort of theme, a theme that He orchestrates to let us know that He continues to work in our lives. And as Josh hinted before, we were able to see Him work with such precision in our trip that I would like to name our theme, “For G so loved”. We have been in Karamay for almost six months with only one other English speaking couple to hang out with. We planned this “History Tour” in order to get away as …

Xi’an proved to be a very relaxing part of our trip. We slept in most mornings, walked around a lot and tried our best to soak up the “hot” weather (well, it might have only been 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but it felt good to us!). Xi’an was a nice city because within the walls it was big enough to feel open and yet small enough to walk around. Our only complaint was our attempts to get a train ticket to Pingyao, our next destination. As you can see in this …

Can you believe how old this country is?!! Josh and I just finished what we have so fondly labeled our “History Tour of China” and still can’t fathom the thousands of years this country has been around. We tried to hit the main sites of attraction here in just two weeks and boy was it a whirlwind. In total we visited Xian (at one point being the capital of China some thousands of years ago) and saw the Terracotta Warriors, the Neolithic Village; then we went to Pingyao …