It’ been a lot of preparing for the USA trip in Feb. The China business Workshop is shaping up well in Miami. Andy Church from Insight-quality.com will be also sharing his experiences there too. We have been so excited here. My sister in law Nancy- just got her USA visa. Booked the same flight as us and will be headed …
Good to Be Back With the Fam in China, Preparing for USA Trip
Good to Be Back With The Fam in China, Preparing for USA Trip Sometimes you need to be away a while to realize what you have. Mike’s Blog 160 Back in Shenzhen! Over a week on the road, a bit of Hong Kong and then Philippines. Meeting a ton of people, seeing a ton of different environments yet it …
Being a Foreign Dad in China
Being a Foreign Dad in China A foreigner in China is one thing, a foreign dad is a whole new level Mike’s Blog 159 Happy birthday to my sweet baby girl, Maggie. Just turning 2 years old now. Had the pleasure to share it with my friend Meir – who is also a father of 2. The crazy and amazing …
All We Can Do Is Change
I feel myself changing. The years are passing by. The kids are growing older. Time goes by. We need to stay on top of ourselves. Don’t let ourselves lose track of time and the goals we set in place. I really think it is about becoming a husband and father that changes us so much. And helps us focus. Many …
Business, Friends, Thanksgiving & Unexpected Life Events
Business, Friends, Thanksgiving & Unexpected Life Events Mike’s Blog 146 Bit of a random video blog today – on the border between Hong Kong and China as per usual – and there is this USA holiday called thanksgiving that just passed. I think it isn’t just the holiday, but also the fact that another year is coming to an end …
Staying in Touch with Friends
Staying in Touch with Friends Mike’s Blog 127 How do you maintain friendships, especially when on the other side of the globe? It has been 2 years since I’ve been back home to USA. I spent a few weeks in September/Oct 2015 going to San Francisco, New York, and Florida. My son was about a year and a half year …
Our Cross Culture Family Featured in Shenzhen Daily Newspaper!
Pretty cool day – we are featured in the newspaper Shenzhen Daily today! Mike’s Blog 112 My wife is awesome – this is the email she sent me: SHENZHEN Daily News Today。check it . http://szdaily.sznews.com/PC/layout/201707/07/col10.html http://szdaily.sznews.com/PC/layout/201707/07/col09.html Download cover as PDF Download story as a PDF
To All The Mothers Out There
Being a father of 2, I can appreciate moms a lot more now. They always say you’ll appreciate your parents the most when you become one yourself – and that couldn’t be more true. The pains and sacrifices of being a parent are significant, yet I still highly recommend it #crazyiknow But I’m just a dad. A mom has to …
The Times We Live For – Mike’s Blog 086
We should all take our birthday as a time to reflect. I remember when I was living at home, I would come home from school and my mom would have stacks of baby photos piled up on the living room table for me to review. I had no recollection of those photos – those early 1980 blurry kodak photos of …
Our Beautiful Aunt Nina Passed Away
The hard thing about being on the other side of the globe is getting Facebook messages in the morning with news like this: Our Aunt Nina has passed away. The funeral will be in Athens, Vermont in March on a Saturday. Life is a journey. Life is a time for us to challenge ourselves, to learn, to meet new people. …
Happy Birthday, My Dear Maggie
Sneaking in some internet action on my “Digital Detox” to share my amazing daughter’s first year birthday. The snow princess. Born on the coldest day EVER for Shenzhen, China last year – she truly is an ice queen 🙂 We are here in the middle of nowhere Guangdong province. One of those Ghost cities in China that the American news …
Going to Try To Take a Week Off!
Can you believe it? I don’t think it is possible, but the last week of January I am going to try to not check my computer or my phone – at least not too much. It is Chinese New Year anyway, so most of China is on lock down and closed for business. But normally I’m working on website development …
Shipped Our Kid Off To Hometown for Chinese New Year
Much quieter here in my morning writing session. Productivity will go up – but up, but missing the little dude already. We sent Miles up with his grandpa to my wife’s hometown for Chinese New Year. My wife wanted all of us to go, but between financial, business sense, and it is so COLD up there, we decided instead to …
Taking This Photo Made Me Think Of My Childhood
Walking around a local park in Shenzhen, China on New Years Day with the family – what could be cooler? Having a flashback of your own childhood during the walk. And that is what happened – there is a construction area at the park where they buried the crane instead of moving it – guessing its for kids to play …
Baby Maggie is Sick – Does The Whole Family Cancel Their Work?
Maggie is sick again. She got bit by a bee yesterday. Her fever is really high. We’re not sure if it is because of the bee or something else. So we want to take her to the hospital again this morning to get a better doctor’s opinion. Last time we didn’t feel the doctor was too qualified or knowledgable. I …