My kids (aren't they handsome!) say I need to talk more about myself and less about them, here goes:

One of the things I love to do most is travel. I have been to twenty countries, let me see if I can remember them all:

Mexico
Canada
The Bahamas
Great Britain
France
Switzerland
Austria
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Poland
Russia
Hungary
The Czech Republic
Italy
Spain
Iceland
China
Denmark
Norway
does the USA count?

I think the most exciting trip I ever took was to China, where I met my son, Jonathan half way through his round-the-world trip. I spent three weeks traveling with him and it was truly a trip to remember.

One of the most surprising things about China was how friendly and helpful many people were. Some people would point and laugh when they saw a big western woman were-as others would come up and offer us help. Several offered to show us the sights, taking big chunks of their own time to show us their towns, universities, monasteries and restaurants.