walking on travels

On my second to last day in Shenzhen, we walked over to a local restaurant. Someone, a family member or worker, came into the shop with a modified bike. I’m thinking Dek and I might be ready for this one. It has a seat for Dek already built in, so of course we all had [...]

Yesterday one of my reps, Rachel, and I drove into downtown Shenzhen. You have to pass through a few tolls to get there. One toll we roll up to, the toll girl opened the window, gave us the most beautiful smile, happily took our money and waves us on our way. I have honestly never [...]

We have finished our time in Shenzhen and are now back in Hong Kong.  I thought I would share a few photos of our life this past week, and how I entertained a baby all week. Being on press is extremely boring. I ate dinner at my desk while Dek slept. If you don’t have [...]

Two weeks ago, when I found out I needed to fly to China to be on press with a book, I started scrambling for childcare. Leaving Dek at home for 2 weeks was not a good option for us because of Mike’s work schedule. We have no family in town, so we could not lean [...]

I went to a wedding yesterday. When I woke up that morning I didn’t know I would be going to a wedding, but I ended up at one anyway. One of my printing reps, Rachel, had been telling me about her friend Wendy who was getting married this weekend. She was so excited for her [...]

Today, after lunch, the babysitter had to run a quick errand, so I took Dek back to the printer. A sheet was ready for me to look at right away, so Steven (one of my reps) held Dek while I reviewed the images, made adjustments and then gave my approval. In case you aren’t familiar [...]

Friday was my birthday. Normally we travel over Mike’s birthday in November, but this year I got to travel over mine. It was sad not to have Mike to celebrate with, but we will be sure to go out once we meet up in Osaka next weekend. My usual birthday tradition is to go out [...]

Goofy attractions make me laugh. They also keep my spirits up when I am exhausted and have a very active toddler to entertain. On our first trip to Shenzhen, Mike and I took Dek to Window of the World to see all of the miniature replicas of the planet’s major monuments (some minor ones too). [...]

Whenever I tell people back home that I stopped at Wal-Mart to load up on supplied for my press check, they give me a funny look (on Skype) and marvel that there is Wal-Mart in China. Honestly, nothing really surprises me anymore. Considering I have seen almost as many Starbucks in China as there are [...]