Peter’s brother, Andy, Andy’s girlfriend, Kim, and her 1 ½ yr old son, Oliver, are currently visiting with us in China. Having Oliver around has been so fun and interesting. The people are fascinated by him. Chinese love children, and a white kid is all the more lovable. When with him, I constantly hear people saying 洋娃娃 yang wa wa, which means “doll” or “Yankee baby.” Peter thinks it’s hilarious and telling that foreign baby and doll are indicated by the same phrase. People are always trying to pick him up, pinch his cheeks, coo at him, or just stare. Here’s a great photo of what happened when we paused in the shade at the Forbidden City and were discovered by a Chinese tour group.





We leave Beijing at the end of this week – Peter’s internship is over. Stay tuned for our further adventures in other parts of China. Our itinerary still isn’t completely planned, but we did buy tickets today to travel to Xi’an, home to the Terracotta Soldiers, and then on to Shanghai.