Currently, the extended lockdown in Greece is scheduled to end on April 27th. We are cautiously optimistic. Kenric and I prefer to self-quarantine for 14 days each time we go out. Today,…
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The Struggle of a War Returnee
On our third visit to Sarajevo in November, 2019, we noticed a lot more refugees in the city. Still recovering from the civil war (1992 – 1995), Bosnia and Herzegovina is definitely…
14 Days of Quarantine
We checked into this apartment on Tuesday, the 17th. We bought food for our 14-day quarantine, but we had to go out again the following day because the tap water was giving…
Chinn Chinn, Perfection With a Temper
In July 2014, when Kenric and I went to Michigan on a business trip, we stopped by a restaurant in Mattawan called Chinn Chinn. It is the reincarnation of Peking Palace where…
We are Sorry, Michelle.
After picking up sickly Angela on December 10th, Kenric and I made a point to always look for and feed her only remaining sibling. We don’t know what happened to the other…
A Few Milliliters of Water Can Save a Life
On December 10th, 2019, while we were out feeding the cats, two ladies told us about “a very sick kitten at the Sara Pizzeria near the Cathedral”. I was surprised by how…
Cat Calling and A Mission in Kotor
Our only mission in Kotor, Montenegro was to sterilize as many homeless cats as we could afford. That decision was made in 2018 when we saw a neighbor stomp Kelly Koh’s healthy…
Quarantine in Koukaki
Had we not flown back to California to visit Kenric’s Mom who was in the hospital, our last few weeks would have been spent in Albania. And had we been in Albania,…
We Were The First Guests. Ever!
Yesterday, while on the Metro from the airport to Athens city center, I found out from our friend’s Facebook comment that all the ruins and attractions in Greece had been closed. We…
Back in California After Kenric’s Mom Visits the Hospital
On February 19th we flew back to California because Kenric’s Mom had been admitted to the hospital. These past three weeks spent at Kenric’s parents’ home in San Jose, California went by…