Author: brianwalch

Yes, this is it, and the post will be short because it is late and we have to still pack!!! We did our ceremonial pictures on the red couch with Mattie. We had dinner...

As I mentioned, today was a shopping day. We walked from our hotel to the wholesale jade and pearl market and a shopping mall. Along the way we walked through one of the oldest...

Well, I have great great news to report… Carli Crying Countdown is retired, hopefully forever. I know you all have been in suspense, so I’ll report on this and then move on to other...

Ok, not really, but I had a great time thinking so. I went out for a run this morning. I’ve been looking forward to this – to be able to run around and see...

There was a welcome familiarity as we drove into the driveway of the White Swan – we spent two weeks here in 2004 when we adopted Jenna. Even though I was excited about coming...

Well, I think we’re all ready to move on to the next spot. It just feels that way. We’re here tomorrow and then we leave Saturday morning early for a 5 hour flight down...

Today was a field trip to the Harbin Tiger Zoo. This complex houses over 300 Siberian tigers, White tigers, and lions. We took a bus through the main complex and then walked around some...

We woke up this morning to a cold and smoky Harbin. If you have been to Fairbanks at t he height of the summer fire season, and I mean the height, you’ll have some...