R&J in Shong-hi

May 6, 2017
Hello friends & family,
We are experimenting with ways to journal our adventures in May & June.  We are not sure who all can read this so we may have some creative spelling.

Yesterday was a long travel day but we are safely in our new "home".  This is a huge, modern, very Western city and yet, we are living in a poorer area and have not seen another white-faced person yet.  That said, we get a lot of looks from others on the streets.  ;)

OK...I'll stop and see how this first post goes.  More to come, we hope.

 Pic 1 is the front bldg of school where Rod will be teaching.

Pic 2 is side street we walk on to get from our hotel room to the school.

Pic 3 is the same road which also has a field of grapes that are sold later in the summer and in the background is a prison.  We heard prisoners exercising this morning around 6am.  The prison is right across the street from our hotel.

2009 in Shelton

After a great time with Gabe, we flew into Seattle and then drove down for a weekend with Dad & Mom, plus Christi flew in.

Christmas morning

We enjoyed the beauty and fragrance of Evie's floral arrangement and greens while opening our stockings!

The desert beauty near Tucson

What a wonderful reminder of our years in Arizona....both in scenery and desert smells!

Christmas in AZ

I had not seen Gabe for 2 years. I saw him just before he left for Afghanistan. We had a great time with him for Christmas.

Anita visits with Mr. Puffin

Our dear
friend
Anita is
visiting
us and
other
friends in
Vancouver
this week.
She gave
us a
wonderful

souvenir
of
Newfound-
land
...a
puffin!

THANK
YOU,
Anita!
It was
great
to see
you.

Rod & I love flowers!

We like to walk around the campus and enjoy the
beauty planted by fellow students, neighbors
and also the UBC gardeners. This colorful flower
and vegetable plot is a community garden across
the campus from our apartment building.