Apologies for the lack of posting. There are several reasons for this:

1) I haven't felt like it.
2) I have been really busy
3) I don't know what to write...sometimes I just feel so settled into life here...it's not an adventure so much anymore, although it's constantly interesting....it's just life.
4) To be honest, I haven't felt like keeping in touch with people on the other side of the globe...but I have been reminded of the value of connecting with people around the globe...especially those people walking through similiar life situations.
5) I eluded to this earlier, but....yeah. I have a boyfriend. And while I have never wanted to be one of those people who only focuses on their relationship...I have realized that when you meet the right person...yeah, you want to spend time together and that's ok. I still have other friends...but yeah, this is an important part of my life now! As I feel it's appropriate I will write some things that might be interesting/helpful about having an intercultural relationship, but for the most part...it's a relationship. I don't constantly think about how my boyfriend is Chinese, I just think about him as a person. Yes, we have some slightly different discussions/behaviors sometimes, but overall...not a big deal. However, the attitudes we have encountered from some people are rather interesting.

And of course,  there are those interesting moments when your boyfriend leans in to kiss you and whispers..."Big nose". Yep, I've got the foreign pointy nose and he has the Chinese flat one. :)