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<< We’re posting this item on Dec. 24, but it was written on the Day we left China to return to the US.  We were wrapping up a long, busy trip, and reflecting on all of it…  >> It’s difficult to process that the travel part of Zachary’s Journey of a lifetime is winding down… Read more Zachary’s Going Home… Forever.

Saturday was our LAST DAY before departure back to the USA and to our real lives. Disneyland is Disneyland – magic wherever in the world you happen to be.  We’ve had the good fortune to have been able to visit DisneyWorld (Florida), Disneyland (California), Disney Shanghai, and even HK Disneyland (11 years ago during our… Read more Hong Kong Disneyland – Great Way to End the Week, and our Time in HK

Good evening all, thanks for checking in. Friday was chock full of great stuff, so let’s get right to it. Lisa arranged another day of touring with HK Greeters.  This time, we were lucky enough to draw Amy Overy, the Owner!  We had such a great tour with Nadia, during HK 1.0 a couple of weeks… Read more HK New Territories Touring

Our travel day started with a final breakfast at the Garden Breakfast Buffet.  Maybe it’s best we were checking out since I decided to actually look at the OJ I grabbed from the bin. After breakfast, we had some time to kill before our 2 PM bus, and Mom and some of the kids roamed… Read more Goodbye Guangzhou, Hello Hong Kong (again…)

Today was our final day here at the Garden Hotel in Guangzhou. Tomorrow, the final piece will fall into place, when we are given the “Brown Envelope” – I don’t even know if it’s actually a brown Envelope any more? We’ll get Zachary’s Chinese Passport along with his US Visa, along with some other critical… Read more Final Full Day in Guangzhou

Good Day All, As Milestone Days go, U.S. Consulate Day is one of our favorites.  On a trip like this, it can be a bit anxious, trusting that you’ve brought all of your paper and that it’s all in order.  And for almost 2 weeks, nearly all you’ve seen and read (and heard spoken) is… Read more U.S. Consulate Day

Mom: I am now working from the light of my iPhone to illuminate the iPad, after putting to bed one very over-tired child that was not having any part of going to bed, if Kyle wasn’t going to bed (at 7:45 p.m. either!). Zachary doesn’t want to miss anything, so he has is having a… Read more Shamian Island and The Chimelong Safari Park

It is now Sunday night in balmy Guangzhou, and once again, we are running a few days behind in blogging.  Lisa is typing tonight, as Charlie and Kyle shop for suitcases.  Our suitcase handle broke, in perfect time, as we were leaving Changsha. The handle started ripping off little by little, more and more!  The… Read more Travel Day to Guangzhou – via Chenzhou (Zachary’s Orphanage) and Medical Exam Day

Good day Everyone! Another couple of busy Days for us here in Changsha.  We have a couple of day to take a breather from official business as our paperwork needs to go through Notary Registration and they prepare Zachary’s Chinese Passport. On Wednesday, we visited Yuelu Academy, on the campus of Hunan University (the “Penn… Read more Yuelu Academy and Orange Island

Good morning, here are some of the hundreds of photos from Zachary’s Forever Family Day…