Coming Home

We received a couple of e-mails inquiring as to if we're okay. During the earthquake episode it seems like we were posting everyday. We haven't posted for awhile as we wrestled with the issue of leaving for the USA a month earlier than expected. Due to difficulties with our visa we've decided to head back for Michigan. We'll be leaving on the 14th of June and arriving back in Michigan at 8:30 A.M. on the 15th. Now that we've made the decision and we have our itinerary we're anxious to get going and see our family again.

After we return we'll post a more detailed explanation of what's been going on.

In the meantime we've just returned from Xi'an where we able to see the Terra Cotta soldiers. It's a holiday weekend and the flights were half-price. We'd never gone on a trip where we were met by a guide, had our own driver and everything was arranged. We couldn't have afforded this at regular price, but, it was great. One restaurant/theater we went to served us at least 20 different kind of dumplings. They'd explain, "This one has duck, this one pork, this one shrimp and cabbage, ...". Than they'd walk away and you'd forget and enjoy them anyway. We also took a kind of golf cart ride on top of a 9 mile long city wall that was built during some important dynasty a long time ago.

This week will be filled with packing, goodbyes and thinking about what we need to do once we return to Zeeland.