Now that I’ve gotten my resident permit in China, I finally taking care of some administrative business. First up, I am getting a China Mobile Phone account on one of the big networks in China. The good news is that I will finally be able to Periscope and Live Tweet from around town and the rest of China. The bad news is that I had…
July 7, 2015As a person who routinely marvels at the passage of time, I still have a hard time accepting the fact that I have been in Shanghai for a month already. I’d like to think that I’ve adjusted to my new life schedule and am really enjoying myself and having a good time. I finally received my Resident Alien Visa for China which allows me to…
July 4, 2015Has it been 20 years?? Holy smokes! At the very least, its nice to know I’ve accomplished all but one item on my What’s Ahead List from 2005. Maybe this will be the year that I redesign my Jarre site. Being in China makes it a bit more difficult. Being in China. Crazy. 20 years ago working at the University on my one page long…
June 29, 2015Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that no state could deny two people of the same-sex a marriage license. In my adult life, I never would have expected this to happen. It really moved me when the decision was made as it impacts a huge number of people that I know and even more that I don’t know. I’m lucky to be…
June 26, 2015I just wanted to post a quick review of the 2015 Toyota Sienna. But Josh you say, I didn’t know you drove a minivan?? You of course, would be correct. However, in the waning days of my life before I moved overseas, I had to say goodbye to my daily driver as I prepared to leave. Up against the wall, I needed to get a…
June 23, 2015Welcome back! I’ve been mostly absent as I get adjusted to my temporary new life and I am just know to the point where I can sit down and write about what has happened. Earlier this year, I was selected to help work on a project for my employer that involved me being relocated for up to a year in China of all places. As…
June 22, 2015