Archive for the 'Moving overseas' Category

The “Problem” of Race

Yazan: CanCan | 23 January 2009 | 13 Comments
Categories: Adoption, CanCan, Moving overseas

Racial prejudices are so complex; they have many layers and implications.
I grew up in the American South, so I had an idea of what I thought racism was. Where I lived as a child there was only white people and black people; there wasn’t any other kind of ethnicity, so I thought that these two [...]

Diapers Available in Thailand, Laos, and China

Yazan: CanCan | 01 October 2008 | 26 Comments
Categories: Baby care, China, Laos, Moving overseas, Thailand, Traveling baby

Thailand has a wide variety of disposable diapers available, especially in large cities. These pictures are from a Tesco Lotus store in Udon Thani, Thailand.
Mamy Poko are some of the most absorbent diapers available. I think they are even better than diapers in the States. I had a bit of a shock when we went [...]

Baby Food in Thailand (and Laos)

Yazan: CanCan | 18 August 2008 | 6 Comments
Categories: Eating, Laos, Moving overseas, Thailand, Traveling baby

Laos imports almost everything from Thailand (or China). There are not many factories in Laos; only a few places produce select commodities like clothing, Pepsi, Beer Lao, and coffee.
Packaged/jarred baby food is available widely in Thailand at stores like Tesco-Lotus or 7 Eleven (I can personally vouch for this in the cities of Bangkok, [...]

Step By Step: Surviving A Long Plane Trip With Children

Yazan: CanCan | 23 July 2008 | 7 Comments
Categories: Air travel, Moving overseas, Travel with children, Traveling baby

Recently I flew from East Coast, USA, to LA, California and on to Southeast Asia. It required 4 flights, the longest of which was about 16 hours. I have done this several times over the years, and I’m always being asked, “How do you do it?”. This time, I took notes. So, in case you [...]

Container #4: Packed

Yazan: CanCan | 12 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Moving overseas

Box 4: Foot locker
Kid’s Clothes
Disney black sunglasses with flames
Kushies blue/black sunglasses
Clear plastic sunglasses with blue lens
XL Bummis Diaper Tote

Kitchenware
Mandoline slicer
Black plastic lunch pail
Ice cream scoop (wooden handle)
Zester
2 mini spatulas
Reisenthal mini-maxi shopping bag
Manual egg beater

Bath/Medicine cabinet
Calms Forte (32 caplets)
6 or 7 Mosquito repellent bracelets by Bug Bam
Books

Mad About Madeline – The [...]

Container #3: Packed!

Yazan: CanCan | 09 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Moving overseas

Duffle Bag. Weight: about 64 pounds

Books:
Nonfiction, children’s:

My First Thanksgiving (dePaola)
Why Do Tigers Have Stripes (Usborne Science)
The Bible and Me
How Things Grow
My Little Golden Book About God
First Dictionary
Lift The Flap: Time
Needs
Learning About Jesus
Who Does Jesus Love?
One Morning In Joseph’s [...]

Packing: The Second Container!

Yazan: CanCan | 06 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Moving overseas

Our second piece of luggage is packed!
This is packed inside of a foot locker. Weight: about 45 lbs.
Kitchen stuff:

8×8 pyrex dish
Cookie gun

Nick’s stuff:

Gym towel
Fabric tool roll

CanCan stuff:

Vintage half-apron

TOYS:

Eden [...]

Packing, Phase One!

Yazan: CanCan | 26 June 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Moving overseas

I need to share my progress with you. Feel free to give me lots of moral support.
I have packed ONE bag! Here is what is inside of it:
Huge Duffle Bag #1. Weight: about 50 pounds
Contents:
Children’s clothing:

9 pairs of shorts, size 2T
5 pairs of pants, size 2T
4 long sleeved shirts (2T)
12 short sleeved shirts (2T)
3 jackets [...]

Travel Update

Yazan: CanCan | 14 June 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Moving overseas

The GREAT PACKING is about to begin.
There will be 2 adults (my husband and I) who will get 2 bags each. Each bag can weigh up to 70lbs.Jojo gets 2 70 lb bags.Baby Deak gets a combination of two of the following three choices: one 70lb bag, one stroller, one car seat. We will probably [...]

The Journey of A Thousand Miles…

Yazan: CanCan | 26 April 2008 | 6 Comments
Categories: Moving overseas, Pictures, Travel with children

We are returning to Laos in July. I need to keep reminding myself of this.In an effort to motivate myself to get ready, I have decided to chronicle our preparation on this blog.First, I need to make a list of everything we need to pack.Secondly, I need to actually locate those things and see if [...]