i love china

it started when we landed in beijing last february to meet and bring home our daughter.
first and foremost, this is the country and culture that produced the precious little girl that has changed my life forever.
it is a fascinating place.
america has a 200 year old history and i barely know much about it.
china’s history spans CENTURIES. a fully modern human skull has been (controversially) dated at 65,000 years old.
our trip to china, even aside from the fact that we became parents there, was by far the best two week excursion we’ve ever been on.

the changes in the last 30 years in china are mind blowing.
as china is increasingly opening its doors to the outside world, china is now exploding in all directions.
there are obviously positives and negatives that come along with such rapid “advancement.”
there is a widening gap between the rich and the poor.
as many as 500,000,000 people in china still live on $2 per day.

china is working hard to gain acceptance on the world stage.
case in point, the hosting of the olympics.

DID YOU SEE THE OPENING CEREMONIES?!!

simply incredible.
so much for the popular notion that the chinese lack in creativity.

c.c. said it well. we’re very proud that our daughter is chinese.
and of course we’re looking forward to adding a chinese son to our family soon.

i’m not really going anywhere with this post, but just wanted to say that i love china.