blog addresses, that is. The new blog URL is http://global-gal.com or http://www.global-gal.com if you’re fond of w’s. The blog is the same – go have a gander! Switching to my own domain means I no longer need to use TOR to access my blog or update...

This week the DH & I became aunt & uncle for the 10th time! My sister had a healthy baby boy on the 20th. Congrats! Baby nephew Seth is not the only new addition, however, a very special dinosaur also joined the family on New Year’s Eve: Shrek...

Today I have a book recommendation. “Chinese Lessons” by John Pomfret. Pomfret first came to China as a foreign student in the early 80s. Later, he returned as a journalist. “Chinese Lessons” presents the stories of his fellow classmates, among the...

Although I didn’t blog much while in Spain, it would have been infinitely easier there. Blogging in China is a real headache. Over the last 2.5 years in China, I have witnessed a noticeable decline in Internet usability. Maybe it is just me, maybe it...

Interesting article on The Economist website about Islam in Indonesia. Good reading for those out there who still believe a certain US presidential candidate is out to bring radical Islamic terrorism to the White House.