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China 2 Utah: Episode 3—Helping Kids Transition to an International Move

November 30, 2018 By Lori Leave a Comment

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China2Utah Episode 2: 3 Reasons We Chose Utah!

November 18, 2018 By Lori Leave a Comment

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Episode 1: China2Utah

November 13, 2018 By Lori 2 Comments

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We are All Transformers

September 11, 2018 By Lori Leave a Comment

I still don't know if this is the greatest word for it, but I'm a transformer.  No, not the one you're thinking of, but to move from one form of something to another, to make that transition, is to transform, right?  It's more than just a transition, and it's beyond simple change.  When we transform, we are still "us", but we do take on a different form---in whatever capacity is needed. My transformations have not happened suddenly, and there have been several throughout my life.  But lately … [Read more...] about We are All Transformers

Hey, Let’s Just Move to America!

August 18, 2018 By Lori Leave a Comment

Well, okay, we didn't decide to make this international move quite that spontaneously, but someone told me recently that I had made it look so easy ---as if I just decided one day, and then did it!  I appreciated the compliment, but that's not quite the case.  It had been on our minds for awhile, but this was the time to make it a reality. And so, we jumped...all the way to America! Long story short---we took our 3 kiddos and left a city of 15 million, our home for 10 years, to a small town … [Read more...] about Hey, Let’s Just Move to America!

Finding My Family Tree

January 10, 2018 By Lori Leave a Comment

In my husband’s hometown, deep within China’s countryside, there is an old man who holds a very special book. This book cannot be borrowed, even for a day, and cannot be taken out of his home.  It is the book which holds the genealogy---the family tree---for the Qian family dating back to the dynasties.  Our children’s names have now been added to this incredible, hand-written, family tree.  When we go back to the village every year at Chinese New Year, we see the book, and hope that our … [Read more...] about Finding My Family Tree

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