Family Time in Bentonville

When we informed my mom exactly when we would return to the United States, she mentioned that my brother was interested in planning a short welcome-back vacation for the immediate family. My brother suggested we visit Bentonville, Arkansas. The city is in northeast Arkansas, about a three-and-a-half-hour drive from my family home in Oklahoma. My…Read more Family Time in Bentonville

Reunion in Yongping

While in the U.S., Jun’s mom contacted us and asked if we would come to Yongping—Jun’s mom’s hometown—for the birthday celebration of Jun’s aunt. In addition to the birthday, Jun’s mom was going to have a house warming party for her new apartment in the family’s new house. It was essentially going to be a…Read more Reunion in Yongping

Puebloan Adventures

During our stay in Oklahoma, my mom, Jun, and I decided to take a short road trip to Colorado. After thinking about where we would like to go, we settled on visiting Durango and the surrounding area. Day 1 The drive to Durango from Guthrie took us between 11 to 12 hours. Fortunately, Mom and…Read more Puebloan Adventures

This Oklahoman Life

Home is family. Since I married Jun I consider myself as having two homes. One in China with Jun, and one in Oklahoma with my mom and brother. After three weeks of traveling around the Americas, Jun and I were finally going to visit them. And for us to go home. The flight into Oklahoma…Read more This Oklahoman Life

Spring Festival with Family

Lunar New Year arrived at the beginning of February. After discussing possibilities, Jun voiced his desire to return to Dexing to spend the holiday with his dad and stepmom. Since it had been awhile since we visited, we thought it was a great time to go there. By the time we had come to that…Read more Spring Festival with Family

Singapore Time

While we were in Japan my brother kept mentioning all the food he was going to eat in Singapore when he and my mom went there after Japan. Having listened him mention chicken rice, laksa, and satay made me want to go to Singapore and eat those foods. I hadn’t been back to Singapore in…Read more Singapore Time

Japanese Joy

After having anticipated our summer vacation for months, it had finally arrived! Last year my mom mentioned that she wanted to visit Japan and if we would like to go with her. Of course we said yes. After we agreed to go my brother and godmother decided to come as well. So the trip would…Read more Japanese Joy

An American Adventure

America! Because of my need to get my driver’s license renewed this year, Jun and I decided to visit my family in Oklahoma at the end of May during the Dragon Boat Festival. The first thing we needed to do after we got our tickets was for Jun to apply for his American visa. He…Read more An American Adventure