So. Today was a good day. An awesome day. The sort of day that changes your life. The sort of day you looked back on and smile. It was that sort of day.

And it began with meeting up with Vicky, Adam, and Blake and riding my first Beijing bus. We went to ICVS (International Center for Veterinary Services) for a seminar about bringing pets out of ( Read more... )

You know what they say about all work and no play? Totally true of Hong Kong too. I mean, okay, sure, you go for the visa but it would be downright criminal if all you did in between was haunt your hotel room - especially if your planes lands on Sunday, takes off Wednesday night, and that whole visa thing only takes a few hours - if that - in the ( Read more... )

Finally. Made the trip to Hong Kong and got the accursed Z visa.

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So, here we are. December 25. Christmas.


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So. For the next ten days, I'll be having a houseguest. This little guy:


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So. Today was it. The last day before two weeks off for Christmas vacation. How sad is it that the most exciting thing about that is the prospect of sleeping in for the next fourteen days?

*sigh*

Today at school, well, it was a half day - it ended as soon as all the kiddies and their parents had cleared out so I was able to leave by 1:30PM. It was ( Read more... )

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