Later this afternoon, I’ll be making my first voyage to another region of China. Specifically, I’m going to the city of Sanya on the island of Hainan, which is in the south of China. I’m headed with Yaoyi and her parents, and we’re going to enjoy some relaxation on the beach, as well [...]

I’ve spent a little less than a week here in Beijing, and so far it’s been a great trip. Although it’ll take a few more days to completely get over the jet lag, I’ve still been able to get around the city a bit. Yesterday we (Me, Ben, Yaoyi and her mom) went [...]

Tomorrow, I head to the airport for what will be a long day of flights.  My departure is at 10:30 EST in GRR, and I’ll arrive in PEK at 22:30 local time.  That’s about 24 hours of travel time, which is a bit grueling.  Nevertheless, I’m extremely excited to see Yaoyi, and visit Beijing for [...]

After putting it off for longer than I should have, I finally migrated alutz dot com to a new web host.  There was one reason for the change: Money.  Hostmonster did a great job of hosting my site for a year, but their increased their prices since I originally signed up with them.
So, I decided [...]