Author Archives: Richard

I have unexpectedly got the time to post an entry. Right now we are in Dali, Yunnan, waiting till our bus leaves for southern Yunnan. It’s raining, so Myung went to the room to take a nap, and we will … Continue reading →

Fenghuang is a very picturesque city in Western Hunan. It was developed as a tourist site about 8 years ago, so it retains some of it’s charm despite being thick with Chinese tourists. Along the lanes right next to the … Continue reading →

I’ll get straight to the point, which is to post all these pictures I was finally able ot upload and edit. Shenzhen was our forst real stop. It’s not photogenic. There’s lots of steel and glass. Myung’s office was on … Continue reading →

Greetings. I was hoping to find an internet place with a fast enough connection to post pictures, but that is proving impoossible. There aren’t many internet places in general in China. In the tourist ghettos there is often a compouter … Continue reading →

That means “hello” in Chinese. I actually think I might be able to pick this up a bit. The word order is almost the same as English. And I just hear it better. I think Myung is half offended. This … Continue reading →

I was beginning to doubt if we would ever leave Yangsan. There were no nibbles, much less bites, on our apartment. I was renewing my effort to learn and understand Korean, and hunkering down for the long haul. The only … Continue reading →

Hi all. Last week we got out of Dodge and went to Jeollabuk Province in the southwest part of Korea. First we went to Jeonju (hometown of now Phillies pitcher, Chan Ho Park) and a temple near there. Jeonju has … Continue reading →

Happy New Year. Things have settled back into a routine here in Yangsan. It looks like we will be here for awhile unless we decide to walk away from our 3 million won (about $2400) deposit on this apartment. Myung’s … Continue reading →

For those of you who do not already know, things turned out far better for my brother than one could ever expect. He had a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, based on much empirical evidence but no biopsy, as this would … Continue reading →

Until a couple of days ago, our plan was to go to China later this month. Sadly, my brother has taken quite ill, and I plan to go to the US the day after tomorrow to see him and help … Continue reading →