A to Z challenge

Challenge accepted. I've got Robin Bady to thank for that. Thanks.

She mentioned the Alphabet posting when we met in China. And said she was thinking about doing it all about her China tour. "Do you know what would be cool?" I asked. "We should both agree on the A-Z titles and then blog separately."

And a few weeks later, here I am. Committed to writing 26 blog posts about China in the next few weeks. Unlike Robin, whose first visit to China was this February/March, I have spent heaps of time there. Four + years living in Shanghai, and since 2012, two annual visits of an average 6 weeks and 5 cities.

I love China like I love my mother: profoundly, undisputedly, with immense gratitude yet the frank acknowledgment that she can push those buttons and often does! Both mum and China have the infinite capacity to awe me and exasperate me, all rolled in one.

So whatever may come from this, know that it comes from a place of genuine, unconditional love.