In 1999 we went to Qingdao, China, to teach in an international school—Archie, Grace, and Beth who was 16 at the time. Archie taught in Shanghai the following year. Although Archie and Beth have both returned, this will be the first time for Grace to set foot in China again since that time.
We hope that our friends and family will follow along with us on this return to China trip. We will post our itinerary soon. Even though we’re leaving home on September 2, we will actually leave for China from San Francisco on September 10.
We’re not sure how often we will be able to post, but Internet access is available in many places in China now. Of our five destinations we are sure that we’ll be able to access from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and most likely Xiamen. We have two side trips planned: Jing de Zhen and Suzhou.
Only time will tell whether we will be able to add to the blog from those locations or not.
So stay tuned. We hope you find our adventures interesting and entertaining. And who knows—you may want to join us in the future.
Grace
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Hello Grace and Archie,
ReplyDeleteThis ia Joanna here and I too will be traveling the same time as you. I have visited Hong Kong a couple of times through work, but to see China, Shanghai, and Tsingtao (Qingdao) would be wonderful someday. I have been reading about the Bund and Tsingtao from my mohter's upbringing so I can only imagine how much it has changed and modernized since the 1940's. I will be leaving on Sept. 9th and back Oct. 8th, going to Russia than Norway... 2 weeks each location. Stay healthy, eat with chop sticks and buy up the store! Hugs Joanna