The paradox of choice doesn't just apply to what we eat; it also applies to what we do. And one of the things we do best in America is keeping busy, choosing from a wide array of hobbies, activities, and outings.
Mark and Brittany Sherman are living in Tanzania, Africa and documenting every step of their journey, including their recent pregnancy and the birth of their daughter on October 19th.
Before our family’s adventures in China even began, Brian discovered the Beijing Marathon was taking place on October 15. This was wonderful news since he is a marathon guy, and to his great disappointment, would miss the St. George Marathon in our home state in October.
If we had headed straight to Qingdao and spent our entire vacation there, that would have been the best, because it was a beautiful city with a nice beach and an out of this world spa.
As we made our way south in the Shangdong Province in the fall of 2006, I was about to have what would later be remembered as some of the best and worst experiences in China.
I have always prided myself in my ability to curl up in a little ball almost anywhere and get some zzzz’s. This talent is especially handy when traveling. Still, I was a bit worried about how our family vacation with our kids ages 5, 3 and 1 to some coastal towns in China would begin – with an overnight bus ride.
When we moved our little family to China last fall, one of the last things I was expecting to see, come December, were Christmas trees.
Two weeks after we stepped off the plane in China, we took a Saturday outing on a tour bus. We boarded the bus at 6:00 a.m. with excited anticipation for our first stop: The Great Wall of China.
In China...our pack of three fair haired kids under the age of six made us stand out like plaid pants on prom night.
My 5-year-old daughter, Sophie, talked about how excited she was to start Kindergarten for at least a year. Moving to China put an interesting twist on these plans.
One month before the big move, I still didn’t know if the plan to re-locate our family of five to China would work out. We didn’t have renters for our home, Chinese visas, plane tickets, or anything packed.
I distinctly remember a conversation Brian and I had when we were dating. We were hiking to the top a mountain peak in our home-state Utah, and he asked me what I wanted to do with my life.
